Human agency and the revitalization of the public sphere

Political Communication

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 163-178

  Muhlberger, Peter ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency theory; Attention; Cognitive development; Public sphere; Social structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 85023848428     PISSN: 10584609     EISSN: 10917675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10584600590933179     Document Type: Article

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