National and Global Origins of Environmental Association

American Sociological Review

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 505-533

  Longhofer, Wesley ^a   Schofer, Evan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

environment; globalization; neo institutionalism; social movements; voluntary associations

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTALISM; GLOBALIZATION; SOCIAL MOVEMENT; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

EID: 77957780636     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: 19398271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003122410374084     Document Type: Article

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