Liquid Democracy and the Futures of Governance

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Liquid Democracy and the Futures of Governance. / Ramos, José.
The Future Internet: Alternative Visions. Hrsg. / Jenifer Winter; Ryota Ono. Cham: Springer Verlag, 2015. S. 173-191 (Public Administration and Information Technology; Band 17).

Publikation: Beiträge in SammelwerkenKapitelbegutachtet

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Ramos, J 2015, Liquid Democracy and the Futures of Governance. in J Winter & R Ono (Hrsg.), The Future Internet: Alternative Visions. Public Administration and Information Technology, Bd. 17, Springer Verlag, Cham, S. 173-191. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22994-2_11

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Ramos, J. (2015). Liquid Democracy and the Futures of Governance. In J. Winter, & R. Ono (Hrsg.), The Future Internet: Alternative Visions (S. 173-191). (Public Administration and Information Technology; Band 17). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22994-2_11

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Ramos J. Liquid Democracy and the Futures of Governance. in Winter J, Ono R, Hrsg., The Future Internet: Alternative Visions. Cham: Springer Verlag. 2015. S. 173-191. (Public Administration and Information Technology). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-22994-2_11

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