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Comparing Digital Communication Systems: An empirical framework for analysing the political economy of digital infrastructures

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|Oct 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2020-0019 | Journal eISSN: 2001-5119 | Journal ISSN: 1403-1108
Language: English
Page range: 127 - 145
Published on: Oct 24, 2020
Published by: University of Gothenburg Nordicom
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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