Irish social workers in Britain and the politics of (Mis) recognition

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1357-1376

  Garrett, Paul Michael ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

'Race'; Complexity of Irish identities; Irish in Britain; Stereotypes; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 29144465015     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bch211     Document Type: Review

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