Exploring the (bio)political dimensions of voluntarism and care in the city: The case of a 'low barrier' emergency shelter

Health and Place

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 24-32

  Evans, Joshua ^a  

^a ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biopolitics; Homelessness; Neoliberalism; Social citizenship; Voluntarism

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HOMELESSNESS; MARGINALIZATION; NEOLIBERALISM; URBAN SOCIETY; VOLUNTARY APPROACH; WELFARE PROVISION;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; POLITICS; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WELFARE; URBAN POPULATION; VOLUNTARY PROGRAM;

EID: 78751575750     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.05.001     Document Type: Article

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