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The democratic interface: technology, political organization, and diverging patterns of electoral representation

W. Lance BennettCenter for Communication & Civic Engagement, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Alexandra SegerbergDepartment of Political Science, Stockholm University, Stockholm, SwedenView further author information
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Curd B. KnüpferPolitical Science Department, John F. Kennedy Institute, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, GermanyView further author information
Pages 1655-1680 | Received 01 Feb 2017, Accepted 21 Jun 2017, Published online: 24 Jul 2017

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