Activists in the Making: Urban Movements, Political Processes and the Creation of Political Subjects

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 989-1011

  Rutland, Ted ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

North America; Oregon; Political process theory; Portland; Social theory; Urban movements; Urban politics; USA; Western Europe

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; POLITICAL PROCESS; SOCIAL MOVEMENT; SOCIAL THEORY; URBAN POLITICS;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; PORTLAND [OREGON]; UNITED STATES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 84876823613     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2012.01110.x     Document Type: Article

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