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Beyond Slacktivism: Examining the Entanglement between Social Media Engagement, Empowerment, and Participation in Activism

Brian G. SmithCommunication, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Arunima KrishnaCommunication, Boston University, Boston, MA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2808-6614
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Reham Al-SinanCommunication, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
Pages 182-196 | Published online: 04 Jul 2019

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