Leveraging Local Action: Grassroots Initiatives and Transboundary Collaboration in the Formation of the White Carpathian Euroregion

International Sociology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 703-725+741

  Carmin, JoAnn ^a   Hicks, Barbara ^b   Beckmann, Andreas ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NEW COLLEGE OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c WWF INTERNATIONAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cross border cooperation; Czech and Slovak Republics; Non governmental organizations; Political opportunities; Strategies and tactics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344924896     PISSN: 02685809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0268580903184004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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