Evolving UK policy on diversity in the armed Services: Multiculturalis m and its discontents

Commonwealth and Comparative Politics

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 393-410

  Masond, David ^a   Dandeker, Christopher ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARMED FORCES; CITIZENSHIP; ETHNIC MINORITY; HUMAN RIGHTS; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; ISLAMISM; MARGINALIZATION; MULTICULTURALISM; TERRORISM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70849087281     PISSN: 14662043     EISSN: 17439094     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14662040903363014     Document Type: Article

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