Advancing governmentality studies: Lessons from social constructionism

Theoretical Criminology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 473-494

  Lippert, Randy ^a   Stenson, Kevin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

claims making; constructionism; criminalization; criminology; governmentality; reality

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650093794     PISSN: 13624806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362480610369328     Document Type: Article

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