Political culture and information technology in the 2001 Singapore general election

Political Communication

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 435-458

  Kluver, Randolph ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Internet; Online campaigns; Political culture; Regulation; Singapore

Indexed keywords

EID: 9944233911     PISSN: 10584609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10584600490518333     Document Type: Review

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