Pathways to Expressive and Collective Participation: Usage Patterns, Political Efficacy, and Political Participation in Social Networking Sites

Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 698-716

  Park, Chang Sup ^a  

^a BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84948675045     PISSN: 08838151     EISSN: 15506878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08838151.2015.1093480     Document Type: Article

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