Social Media and Offline Political Participation: Uncovering the Paths From Digital to Physical

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 415-427

  Skoric, Marko M ^a   Zhu, Qinfeng ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 84994701940     PISSN: 09542892     EISSN: 14716909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijpor/edv027     Document Type: Article

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