Sovereignty, security, psychiatry: Liberation and the failure of mental health governance in Iraq

Security Dialogue

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 347-367

  Howell, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

governance; Iraq; medicalization; psychiatry; sovereignty

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955866825     PISSN: 09670106     EISSN: 14603640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0967010610374311     Document Type: Article

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