‘And Then He Switched off the Phone’: Mobile Phones, Participation and Political Accountability in South Sudan’s Western Equatoria State
By: Mareike Schomerus and Anouk S. Rigterink
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/sta.ew | Journal eISSN: 2165-2627
Language: English
Published on: Mar 9, 2015
Published by: Department of Peace Studies and International Development, University of Bradford
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