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The ‘Born-free’ Non-voting Youth: A Study of Voter Apathy Among a Selected Cohort of South African Youth

Toks OyedemiCommunication, Media and Information Studies, University of Limpopo, Mankweng, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Desline MahlatjiCommunication, Media and Information Studies, University of Limpopo, Mankweng, South Africa
Pages 311-323 | Published online: 21 Mar 2016

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