Power, positionality and the view from within: Agricultural advisers' role in implementing participatory extension programmes in the Republic of Ireland

Sociologia Ruralis

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 104-120

  Mahon, Marie ^a   Farrell, Maura ^a   McDonagh, John ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; FAMILY FARM; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; POWER RELATIONS; RURAL AREA; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

IRELAND;

EID: 77952632775     PISSN: 00380199     EISSN: 14679523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9523.2010.00505.x     Document Type: Article

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