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ARTICLES

ONLINE YOUTH CIVIC ATTITUDES AND THE LIMITS OF CIVIC CONSUMERISM

The emerging challenge to the internet's democratic potential

Pages 217-245 | Received 21 Jul 2010, Accepted 11 Mar 2011, Published online: 13 Jun 2011

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