Institutionalizing societal activism within global governance structures: Amnesty International and the United Nations system

Journal of International Relations and Development

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 371-395

  Martens, Kerstin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amnesty International; Institutionalism; NGOs; Professionalization; Social movements; United Nations

Indexed keywords

INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; SOCIAL MOVEMENT; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 33846353459     PISSN: 14086980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jird.1800104     Document Type: Article

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