Linking mobilization frames and political opportunities: Insights from regional populism in Italy

American Sociological Review

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1053-1069

  Diani, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLECTIVE ACTION; NATIONAL POLITICS; NORTHERN LEAGUE; POLITICAL OPPORTUNITY; REGIONALISM;

ITALY;

EID: 0030374607     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2096308     Document Type: Article

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