The impact of the summer 2007 forest fires in Greece: Recent environmental mobilizations, cyber-activism and electoral performance

South European Society and Politics

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 521-533

  Karamichas, John ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Blogs; Citizen initiatives; Civil society; Forest fires; General elections; Greece

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; ELECTORAL SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS; FOREST FIRE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC ACCESS; SUMMER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 37349114829     PISSN: 13608746     EISSN: 17439612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13608740701731473     Document Type: Article

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