Reflections on the academic policy analysis process and the UK identity cards scheme

Information Society

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-58

  Whitley, Edgar A ^a   Hosein, Ian R ^a   Angell, Ian O ^a   Davies, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic integrity; Identity cards; Identity fraud; Interventions; Policy analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845802169     PISSN: 01972243     EISSN: 10876537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01972240601059060     Document Type: Article

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