Local environmental protest in Greece, 1974-94: Exploring the political dimension

Environmental Politics

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 785-804

  Kousis, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS; ENVIRONMENTALISM; GRASSROOTS LEVEL; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; POPULAR PROTEST; SOCIAL MOVEMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 35348949028     PISSN: 09644016     EISSN: 17438934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09644010701634117     Document Type: Article

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