Environmental mobilisation and organisations in post-socialist Europe and the former Soviet Union

Environmental Politics

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 689-707

  Carmin, JoAnn ^a   Fagan, Adam ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental mobilisation; Political opportunities; Post communism; Resources; State socialism

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; ENVIRONMENTALISM; EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; POST-COMMUNISM; SOCIALISM;

EUROPE; USSR;

EID: 77956724881     PISSN: 09644016     EISSN: 17438934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09644016.2010.508300     Document Type: Article

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