Political economy with affect: On the role of emotions and relationships in political economics

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 40, Issue , 2015, Pages 298-311

  van Winden, Frans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Appropriation; Collective action; Conflict; Emotions; Political economy; Relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 84931091332     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2015.05.005     Document Type: Article

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