What a Difference a Critical Election Makes : Social Networks and Political Discussion in Italy Between 2008 and 2013. / Campus, Donatella; Ceccarini, Luigi; Vaccari, Cristian.

In: International Journal of Public Opinion Research, Vol. 27, No. 4, 02.12.2015, p. 588-601.

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What a Difference a Critical Election Makes : Social Networks and Political Discussion in Italy Between 2008 and 2013. / Campus, Donatella; Ceccarini, Luigi; Vaccari, Cristian.

In: International Journal of Public Opinion Research, Vol. 27, No. 4, 02.12.2015, p. 588-601.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Campus, D, Ceccarini, L & Vaccari, C 2015, 'What a Difference a Critical Election Makes: Social Networks and Political Discussion in Italy Between 2008 and 2013', International Journal of Public Opinion Research, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 588-601. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpor/edv045

APA

Campus, D., Ceccarini, L., & Vaccari, C. (2015). What a Difference a Critical Election Makes: Social Networks and Political Discussion in Italy Between 2008 and 2013. International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 27(4), 588-601. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpor/edv045

Vancouver

Campus D, Ceccarini L, Vaccari C. What a Difference a Critical Election Makes: Social Networks and Political Discussion in Italy Between 2008 and 2013. International Journal of Public Opinion Research. 2015 Dec 2;27(4):588-601. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpor/edv045

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Campus, Donatella ; Ceccarini, Luigi ; Vaccari, Cristian. / What a Difference a Critical Election Makes : Social Networks and Political Discussion in Italy Between 2008 and 2013. In: International Journal of Public Opinion Research. 2015 ; Vol. 27, No. 4. pp. 588-601.

BibTeX

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