#Hashtags for change: Can twitter promote social progress in Saudi Arabia

International Journal of Communication

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 943-961

  Chaudhry, Irfan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Women2Drive; Communication technology; Gender; Saudi Arabia; Social progress; Twitter

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011579476     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19328036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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