Exploring the framing power of NGOs in global climate politics

Environmental Politics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 600-620

  Allan, Jen Iris ^a   Hadden, Jennifer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

climate activism; Climate change; climate justice; NGOs

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS; GLOBAL CLIMATE; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION;

EID: 85018719962     PISSN: 09644016     EISSN: 17438934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09644016.2017.1319017     Document Type: Article

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