(In)formalization and the civilizing process: Applying the work of norbert elias to housing-based anti-social behaviour interventions in the uk

Housing, Theory and Society

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 159-178

  Powell, Ryan ^a   Flint, John ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti social behaviour; Civilizing offensives; Civilizing processes; Elias; Housing governance; Informalization

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; SOCIAL HOUSING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70349796412     PISSN: 14036096     EISSN: 16512278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14036090802057422     Document Type: Article

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