Human rights, nation states, and NGOs: Structural holes and the emergence of global regimes

Communication Monographs

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 442-467

  Stohl, Michael ^b   Stohl, Cynthia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Globalization; Human Rights; NGOs; Structural Holes

Indexed keywords

EID: 28344454841     PISSN: 03637751     EISSN: 14795787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03637750500322610     Document Type: Article

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