Young women and politics: An oxymoron?

Journal of Youth Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 579-592

  Briggs, Jacqueline Ellen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Participation; Politicisation; Women; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349161878     PISSN: 13676261     EISSN: 14699680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13676260802193132     Document Type: Article

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