Feminist social movements and policy change: Devolution, childcare and domestic violence policies in Wales

Women's Studies International Forum

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 172-183

  Ball, Wendy ^a   Charles, Nickie ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; DEVOLUTION; FEMINISM; POLICY REFORM; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL MOVEMENT; VIOLENCE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33745017374     PISSN: 02775395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2006.03.003     Document Type: Article

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