Strengthening civil society: Participatory action research in a militarised state

Development in Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 59-69

  Mama, Amina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; MILITARY GOVERNMENT; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH;

NIGERIA;

EID: 0034010088     PISSN: 09614524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09614520052501     Document Type: Article

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