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Engagement or Expression? A Comparative Study of Facebook Politics in Twelve European Countries Cover

Engagement or Expression? A Comparative Study of Facebook Politics in Twelve European Countries

By: Aneta Világi and  Pavol Baboš  
Open Access
|Oct 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pce-2025-0013 | Journal eISSN: 2787-9038 | Journal ISSN: 1801-3422
Language: English
Page range: 325 - 347
Published on: Oct 31, 2025
Published by: Metropolitan University Prague
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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