Interrogating power: The case of arts and mental health in community projects

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 268-279

  Lawthom, Rebecca ^a   Sixsmith, Judith ^a   Kagan, Carolyn ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arts; Evaluation; Mental health; Power; Prefigurative action research

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547839126     PISSN: 10529284     EISSN: 10991298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/casp.932     Document Type: Article

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