Networked publics: How connective social media use facilitates political consumerism among LGBT Americans

Journal of Information Technology and Politics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 22-36

  Becker, Amy B ^a   Copeland, Lauren ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

^b BALDWIN WALLACE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Civic engagement; Internet; issue public; mobilization; networked public; political consumerism; political participation; social media

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961243026     PISSN: 19331681     EISSN: 1933169X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19331681.2015.1131655     Document Type: Article

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