Transversal Politics of Big Tech

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Transversal Politics of Big Tech. / Monsees, Linda ; Liebetrau, Tobias; Austin, Jonathan; Leander, Anna; Srivastava, Swati.

In: International Political Sociology, Vol. 17, No. 1, 2023, p. 1-23.

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Harvard

Monsees, L, Liebetrau, T, Austin, J, Leander, A & Srivastava, S 2023, 'Transversal Politics of Big Tech', International Political Sociology, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1093/ips/olac020

APA

Monsees, L., Liebetrau, T., Austin, J., Leander, A., & Srivastava, S. (2023). Transversal Politics of Big Tech. International Political Sociology, 17(1), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1093/ips/olac020

Vancouver

Monsees L, Liebetrau T, Austin J, Leander A, Srivastava S. Transversal Politics of Big Tech. International Political Sociology. 2023;17(1):1-23. https://doi.org/10.1093/ips/olac020

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Monsees, Linda ; Liebetrau, Tobias ; Austin, Jonathan ; Leander, Anna ; Srivastava, Swati. / Transversal Politics of Big Tech. In: International Political Sociology. 2023 ; Vol. 17, No. 1. pp. 1-23.

Bibtex

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