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Digitally Savvy Citizenship: The Role of Internet Skills and Engagement in Young Adults' Political Participation around the 2008 Presidential Election

Eszter Hargittai Communication Studies Department, Northwestern University and Fellow at Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet & Society
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Aaron Shaw Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University
Pages 115-134 | Received 02 Mar 2012, Accepted 02 Sep 2012, Published online: 06 Jun 2013

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