Power and examination: A critique of citizenship tests

Security Dialogue

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 145-167

  Löwenheim, Oded ^a   Gazit, Orit ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Citizenship; Examination; Foucault; Governmentality; Immigration; Power; Test

Indexed keywords

EID: 63049127180     PISSN: 09670106     EISSN: 14603640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0967010609103074     Document Type: Article

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