Citizen participation and civic activism in comparative perspective

Journal of Civil Society

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 145-164

  Taylor, Marilyn ^a   Howard, Joanna ^a   Lever, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activism; Agency; Civic participation; Governance; Habitus

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960630604     PISSN: 17448689     EISSN: 17448697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17448689.2010.506377     Document Type: Article

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