New rights advocacy in a global public domain

European Journal of International Relations

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 187-216

  Nelson, Paul ^a   Dorsey, Ellen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Civil society; Human rights; International development; NGOs (or non governmental organizations); Social movements

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247569852     PISSN: 13540661     EISSN: 14603713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1354066107076953     Document Type: Article

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