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Original Articles

Pathways to Expressive and Collective Participation: Usage Patterns, Political Efficacy, and Political Participation in Social Networking Sites

Pages 698-716 | Received 20 Mar 2014, Accepted 13 Mar 2015, Published online: 30 Nov 2015

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