Simply slacktivism? Internet participation in Finland

eJournal of eDemocracy and Open Government

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-23

  Christensen, Henrik Serup ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Democracy; E democracy; Internet; Political Participation; Slacktivism

Indexed keywords

EID: 85103950942     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20759517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.29379/jedem.v4i1.93     Document Type: Article

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