Sabotage and subterfuge: Public relations, democracy and genetic engineering in New Zealand

Media, Culture & Society

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 325-343

  Motion, Judy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

corporations; democracy; genetic engineering; government; public information campaign; public relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036331954     PISSN: 01634437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016344370202400303     Document Type: Article

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