Social capital as a mechanism for building a sustainable society in Northern Ireland

Community Development Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 22-38

  Campbell, Andrea ^a   Hughes, Joanne ^b   Hewstone, Miles ^c   Cairns, Ed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; LOCAL PLANNING; POLICY MAKING; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77949588309     PISSN: 00103802     EISSN: 14682656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cdj/bsn033     Document Type: Article

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