Power, knowledge, and public engagement: Constructing 'citizenship' in Alberta's Industrial Heartland

Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 359-380

  Masuda, Jeffrey R ^a   McGee, Tara K ^b   Garvin, Theresa D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Citizenship; Environmental planning; Governmentality; Power; Public engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 56549096116     PISSN: 1523908X     EISSN: 15227200     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15239080802332026     Document Type: Article

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