Global civil society and democratization of world politics: A bona fide relationship or illusory liaison?

International Studies Review

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 109-132

  Omelicheva, Mariya Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; CIVIL SOCIETY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DEMOCRATIZATION; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; POLITICAL DISCOURSE; POLITICAL THEORY; RESEARCH WORK; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 60449104968     PISSN: 15219488     EISSN: 14682486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2486.2008.01827.x     Document Type: Article

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