Introduction: Applying social theory to public relations

Public Relations and Social Theory: Key Figures and Concepts

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1-20

  Ihlen, Øyvind ^a,b   Van Ruler, Betteke ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b Hedmark College   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84909060517     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203883235     Document Type: Editorial

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