Contesting the new irrational actor model: A case study of mobile phone mast protest

Sociology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 439-456

  Law, Alex ^a   McNeish, Wallace ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Media; Protest; Rationality; Risk; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249662815     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038038507076616     Document Type: Article

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