Watchdog or lapdog? Media freedom, regime type, and government respect for human rights

International Studies Quarterly

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 595-625

  Whitten Woodring, Jenifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; HUMAN RIGHTS; MEDIA ROLE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; STATE ROLE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 70349970717     PISSN: 00208833     EISSN: 14682478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2478.2009.00548.x     Document Type: Article

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