Social media use and participation: a meta-analysis of current research

Information Communication and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 524-538

  Boulianne, Shelley ^a  

^a MACEWAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

politics; research methodology; social media; social movements; social networking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928773729     PISSN: 1369118X     EISSN: 14684462     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369118X.2015.1008542     Document Type: Article

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