In defence of politics

Political Quarterly

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 309-326

  Flinders, Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bernard (1929 2008); Crick; Crises; Depoliticisation; Disengagement; Praise

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955941582     PISSN: 00323179     EISSN: 1467923X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-923X.2010.02120.x     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. This is a slightly revised version of the author's inaugural lecture that was delivered at the University of Sheffield on 5 May 2010.
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21. The public house close to St George's Lecture Theatre in Sheffield where postlecture refreshments are commonly taken.
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23. Crick, Defence of Politics, p. 28.
24. Mullin, View from the Foothills, p. 477.