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Does populism go viral? How Italian leaders engage citizens through social media

Roberta Braccialea Department of Political Science, University of Pisa, Pisa, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Massimiliano Andrettaa Department of Political Science, University of Pisa, Pisa, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7078-4635View further author information
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Antonio Martellab Institute of Informatics and Telematics of CNR, Pisa, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3378-1782View further author information
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Pages 1477-1494 | Received 30 Sep 2019, Accepted 06 Jan 2021, Published online: 20 Jan 2021

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