Translating ideologically based concerns: How civil society organisations use the financial market to protect human rights

International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 157-173

  Sjöström, Emma ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Civil society organisations; Financial market; Human rights; Ideology; Shareholder activism; Translation

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; SOCIAL ASPECTS; TRANSLATION (LANGUAGES);

CIVIL SOCIETY; HUMAN RIGHTS; IDEOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY; SHAREHOLDER ACTIVISMS; WORLD VIEWS;

FINANCIAL MARKETS;

EID: 34548149482     PISSN: 14746778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJESD.2007.014201     Document Type: Article

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