Mobilizing the single-case study: Doug McAdam's Political Process and the Development of Black Insurgency, 1930-1970

Qualitative Sociology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 93-103

  Armato, Michael ^a   Caren, Neal ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Case study; Political process theory; Social movements

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247453953     PISSN: 01620436     EISSN: 15737837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014360308993     Document Type: Article

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