The bureaucratic iditarod: Navigating the terrain of social policy and research in Alaska and beyond

Journal of Policy Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 132-153

  Balestrery, Jean Emily ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

(neo)Colonialism; Alaska Natives; Ethics; Research; Social policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951545321     PISSN: 15588742     EISSN: 15588750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15588741003603286     Document Type: Article

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