Conceptualizing political opportunity

Social Forces

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1457-1492

  Meyer, David S ^a   Minkoff, Debra C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 3042718314     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sof.2004.0082     Document Type: Review

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