Is resistance futile? The effects of criticising New Zealand sport policy

International Journal of Sport Policy

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 85-98

  Piggin, Joe ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Foucault; New zealand; Parrhesia; Resistance; Sport policy; Subjugated knowledges

Indexed keywords

EID: 78349311834     PISSN: 19406940     EISSN: 19406959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19406941003634057     Document Type: Article

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