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[email protected]. Observatorio (OBS*) Journal, vol.4 - nº1 (2010), 073-096 1646-5954/ERC123483/2010 073 Sense of Community and Political Mobilization in Virtual Communities: The Role of Dispositional and Situational Variables Kevin Y. Wang, University of Minnesota – School of Journalism and Mass Communication Abstract This paper explores the psychological processes that connect virtual communities to political behavior.