Knowing your adversary: Israeli structure of political opportunity and the inception of the Palestinian Intifada

Sociological Forum

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 535-557

  Alimi, Eitan Y ^a   Gamson, William A ^b   Ryan, Charlotte ^c  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

Contention; Framing; Mobilization; Opportunity structures; Repression; Transformative events

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845643592     PISSN: 08848971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11206-006-9041-3     Document Type: Review

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