Frederick Thayer and the structural transformation of the public sphere

Administration and Society

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 358-383

  Catlaw, Thomas J ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epistemology; Governance; Hierarchy; Participation; Process theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 45749087720     PISSN: 00953997     EISSN: 15523039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095399708317170     Document Type: Review

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