How foundations shape social movements: The construction of an organizational field and the rise of forest certification

Social Problems

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 229-255

  Bartley, Tim ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Global governance; Organizational fields; Philanthropic foundations; Social movements

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348831168     PISSN: 00377791     EISSN: 15338533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/sp.2007.54.3.229     Document Type: Article

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