The transformational potential of public policy discourse

Organization Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1045-1061

  Motion, Judy ^a   Leitch, Shirley ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Discourse; Identity; Legitimacy; Power; Public policy; Transformation

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449441006     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: 17413044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0170840609337940     Document Type: Article

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