(De)politicising the local: The case of the Transition Towns movement in Flanders (Belgium)

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 34, Issue , 2014, Pages 172-183

  Kenis, Anneleen ^a   Mathijs, Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Climate change; Community; Democracy; Localisation; Post politics; The political; Transition Towns

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; DEMOCRACY; ENVIRONMENTALISM; GRASSROOTS LEVEL; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; RURAL SOCIETY; SOCIAL MOVEMENT;

BELGIUM; FLANDERS;

EID: 85032069556     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2014.01.013     Document Type: Article

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