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The Internet and new modes of political participation: online versus offline participation

Sara VissersCentre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship, Department of Political Science, McGill University, Montreal, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Dietlind StolleCentre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship, Department of Political Science, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Pages 937-955 | Received 14 Dec 2012, Accepted 11 Nov 2013, Published online: 20 Dec 2013

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