Sceptical, disorderly and paradoxical subjects: Problematizing the "will to empower" in social housing governance

Housing, Theory and Society

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-18

  McKee, Kim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Empowerment; Governance; Governmentality; Power; Resistance; Social housing

Indexed keywords

EMPOWERMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HOUSING POLICY; SOCIAL HOUSING;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79952467315     PISSN: 14036096     EISSN: 16512278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14036091003788120     Document Type: Article

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