Pulling the plug: Network disruptions and violence in civil conflict

Journal of Peace Research

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 352-367

  Gohdes, Anita R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

censorship; internet disruption; new media; repression; Syria; violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930451864     PISSN: 00223433     EISSN: 14603578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022343314551398     Document Type: Article

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