"We may be pirates, but we are not protesters": Identity in the sea shepherd conservation society

Political Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 753-777

  Stuart, Avelie ^a   Thomas, Emma F ^a   Donaghue, Ngaire ^a   Russell, Adam ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Collective identity; Conservation; Environmentalism; Multiple identities; Political activism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873938613     PISSN: 0162895X     EISSN: 14679221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pops.12016     Document Type: Article

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