Digital Media and Political Participation: The Moderating Role of Political Interest Across Acts and Over Time

Social Science Computer Review

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 21-42

  Bimber, Bruce ^a   Cunill, Marta Cantijoch ^b   Copeland, Lauren ^a   Gibson, Rachel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

civic engagement; digital media; donating; Internet; political interest; political participation; political talk; social media; volunteering; voting

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920983047     PISSN: 08944393     EISSN: 15528286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894439314526559     Document Type: Article

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