Movement organizations, synergistic tactics and environmental public policy

Social Forces

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 2267-2292

  Johnson, Erik W ^a   Agnone, Jon ^b   McCarthy, John D ^c  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78049263941     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: 15347605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sof.2010.0038     Document Type: Article

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