Collective action and social change: Examining the role of representation in the communication between protesters and third-party members

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 249-263

  Batel, Susana ^a   Castro, Paula ^a  

^a INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Collective action; Communication; Representation; Social change; Third party members

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928016471     PISSN: 10529284     EISSN: 10991298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/casp.2214     Document Type: Article

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