Overcoming a collective action frame in the remaking of an antinuclear opposition

Sociological Forum

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 347-375

  Adair, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antinuclear movement; Collective action frame; Collective identity; Cycles of protest

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040304515     PISSN: 08848971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02408372     Document Type: Article

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