Addressing fragmentation and social exclusion through community involvement in rural regeneration partnerships: Evidence from the Northern Ireland experience

Policy and Politics

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 351-369

  Williamson, Arthur P ^a   Beattie, Rona S ^b   Osborne, Stephen P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Northern Ireland; Rural development partnerships; Sectarianism

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION; ECONOMIC REGENERATION; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; RURAL POLICY; SOCIAL EXCLUSION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 3142758655     PISSN: 03055736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/0305573041223708     Document Type: Article

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