Can we measure civil society? A proposed methodology for international comparative research

Development in Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 338-352

  Malena, Carmen ^b   Heinrich, Volkhart Finn ^a  

^a CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation   (South Africa)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Civil society; Governance and Public Policy; Methods

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; COLLECTIVE ACTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; METHODOLOGY;

EID: 34548553078     PISSN: 09614524     EISSN: 13649213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09614520701336766     Document Type: Article

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