Activism and radical politics in the digital age: Towards a typology

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Activism and radical politics in the digital age : Towards a typology. / Neumayer, Christina; Svensson, Jakob.

In: Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies, Vol. 22, No. 2, 04.2016, p. 131-146.

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Neumayer, C & Svensson, J 2016, 'Activism and radical politics in the digital age: Towards a typology', Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 131-146. https://doi.org/10.1177/1354856514553395

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Neumayer, C., & Svensson, J. (2016). Activism and radical politics in the digital age: Towards a typology. Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies, 22(2), 131-146. https://doi.org/10.1177/1354856514553395

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Neumayer C, Svensson J. Activism and radical politics in the digital age: Towards a typology. Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies. 2016 Apr;22(2):131-146. https://doi.org/10.1177/1354856514553395

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Neumayer, Christina ; Svensson, Jakob. / Activism and radical politics in the digital age : Towards a typology. In: Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies. 2016 ; Vol. 22, No. 2. pp. 131-146.

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