Looking in the mirror: Comparing INGO networks across issue areas

Review of International Organizations

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 177-202

  Murdie, Amanda ^a   Davis, David R ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Environment; Health; Human rights; INGO; Networks; Non governmental organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860699954     PISSN: 15597431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11558-011-9134-5     Document Type: Article

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