Social movements, the media and the emergence of a global public sphere: From anti-apartheid to global justice

Current Sociology

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 896-918

  Thörn, Hakan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anti Apartheid; Global civil society; Global justice movement; Media; Public sphere; Social movements

Indexed keywords

EID: 35548967163     PISSN: 00113921     EISSN: 14617064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011392107081992     Document Type: Article

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