Constructing the public sphere in compromised settings: Environmental Governance in the Alberta Forest Sector

Canadian Review of Sociology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 177-196

  Parkins, John R ^a   Davidson, Debra J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 49449086747     PISSN: 17556171     EISSN: 1755618X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-618X.2008.00009.x     Document Type: Review

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