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E-Government to E-Democracy: Communicative Mechanisms of Governance. / Bishop, Patrick; Anderson, Lori.
In: Journal of E-Government, Vol. 2, No. 1, 01.01.2005, p. 5-26.

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Bishop P, Anderson L. E-Government to E-Democracy: Communicative Mechanisms of Governance. Journal of E-Government. 2005 Jan 1;2(1):5-26. doi: 10.1300/J399v02n01_02

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Bishop, Patrick ; Anderson, Lori. / E-Government to E-Democracy: Communicative Mechanisms of Governance. In: Journal of E-Government. 2005 ; Vol. 2, No. 1. pp. 5-26.

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