Identity Work: Processes and dynamics of identity formations

International Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 957-970

  Beech, Nic ^a   MacIntosh, Robert ^b   McInnes, Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Change; Dynamics; Identity work

Indexed keywords

EID: 48249149219     PISSN: 01900692     EISSN: 15324265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01900690801920411     Document Type: Article

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