Media, civil society, and the rise of a green public sphere in China

China Information

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 211-236

  Yang, Guobin ^a   Calhoun, Craig ^b  

^a USA   (United States)

^b Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Civil society; Environment; Green public sphere; Internet; Media

Indexed keywords

EID: 56749186218     PISSN: 0920203X     EISSN: 1741590X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0920203X07079644     Document Type: Article

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