Negotiating accountability within international contexts: The role of bounded voice

Communication Monographs

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 311-332

  Dempsey, Sarah E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountability; Empowerment; Nongovernmental Organizations; Tension; Voice

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548301527     PISSN: 03637751     EISSN: 14795787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03637750701543485     Document Type: Article

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