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Good girls don't comment on politics? Gendered character of online political participation in the Czech Republic

Lenka VochocováDepartment of Media Studies, Institute of Communication Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague, Smetanovo nabrezi 6, 110 00Prague, Czech RepublicCorrespondence[email protected]
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Václav ŠtětkaDepartment of Media Studies, Institute of Communication Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague, Smetanovo nabrezi 6, 110 00Prague, Czech RepublicView further author information
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Jaromír MazákDepartment of Media Studies, Institute of Communication Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague, Smetanovo nabrezi 6, 110 00Prague, Czech Republic;Department of Sociology, Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague, nam. Jana Palacha 1/2, 116 38Prague, Czech RepublicView further author information
Pages 1321-1339 | Received 18 Feb 2015, Accepted 25 Aug 2015, Published online: 25 Sep 2015

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