Climate airwaves: Community radio, action research, and advocacy for climate justice in Ghana

International Journal of Communication

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 2035-2058

  Harvey, Blane ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

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