When Opportunity Structure knocks: Social Movements in the Soviet Union and Russian Federation

Social Movement Studies

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 443-460

  Williams, Gregory P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Opportunity structure; Political process model; Russia; Separatism; Social movement theory; Soviet union

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956230787     PISSN: 14742837     EISSN: 14742829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14742837.2010.522312     Document Type: Article

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