In search of the ‘we’ of social media activism: introduction to the special issue on social media and protest identities

Information Communication and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 865-871

  Gerbaudo, Paolo ^a   Treré, Emiliano ^b,c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE QUERÉTARO   (Mexico)

^c LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 84934852806     PISSN: 1369118X     EISSN: 14684462     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369118X.2015.1043319     Document Type: Editorial

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