The political functions of expert knowledge: Knowledge and legitimation in European Union immigration policy

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 471-488

  Boswell, Christina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

European Commission; Expert knowledge; Immigration policy; Knowledge utilization; Organizational sociology; Technocracy

Indexed keywords

EID: 45449100885     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: 14664429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501760801996634     Document Type: Review

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