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Virtual sounding boards: How deliberative is on‐line political discussion?

Anthony G. Wilhelm Director of Information Technology Research, The Tomás Rivera Policy Institute, 241 E Eleventh Street, Steele Hall, Third Floor, Claremont, CA, 91711–6194, USA E-mail: Anthony [email protected].
Pages 313-338 | Published online: 25 Feb 2009

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