The civility of social capital: Public relations in the public sphere, civil society, and democracy

Public Relations Review

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 280-289

  Sommerfeldt, Erich J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Civil society; Democracy; Public relations; Public sphere; Social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887070916     PISSN: 03638111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pubrev.2012.12.004     Document Type: Article

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