Cultural difference, social values, or political systems? Predicting willingness to engage in online political discussion in 75 societies

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 111-124

  Shen, Fei ^a   Liang, Hai ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 84925831469     PISSN: 09542892     EISSN: 14716909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijpor/edu012     Document Type: Article

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