Leaky Geopolitics: The Ruptures and Transgressions of WikiLeaks

Geopolitics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 681-711

  Springer, Simon ^a   Chi, Heather ^b   Crampton, Jeremy ^c   Mcconnell, Fiona ^d   Cupples, Julie ^e   Glynn, Kevin ^e   Warf, Barney ^f   Attewell, Wes ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d TRINITY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^f UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTHORITARIANISM; DEMOCRACY; GEOPOLITICS; POLITICAL POWER; SOVEREIGNTY; TERRORISM; VIOLENCE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864805669     PISSN: 14650045     EISSN: 15573028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14650045.2012.698401     Document Type: Article

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