In the name of democracy: Disobedience and value-oriented citizenship

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 255-267

  Passini, Stefano ^a   Morselli, Davide ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Authority; Citizenship; Democracy; Disobedience; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955146879     PISSN: 10529284     EISSN: 10991298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/casp.1091     Document Type: Article

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