The Conceptualization of Digitally Networked Participation

Social Media and Society

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2015, Pages

  Theocharis, Yannis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

creative participation; digital media; political participation; social media; social networking sites

Indexed keywords

EID: 84975129272     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20563051     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2056305115610140     Document Type: Article

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