The search for community cohesion: Key themes and dominant concepts of the public policy agenda

Urban Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1411-1427

  Robinson, David ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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MULTICULTURALISM; POLICY STRATEGY; URBAN POLICY;

EID: 22244484726     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00420980500150755     Document Type: Article

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