Exploring Web 2.0 political engagement: Is new technology reducing the biases of political participation?

Electoral Studies

Volumn 39, Issue , 2015, Pages 102-116

  Steinberg, Alan ^a  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyber participation; Facebook; Political participation; Turnout; Web 2.0

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; INTERNET; POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL NETWORK; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84930944797     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2015.05.003     Document Type: Article

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