Governmentality and strategic environmental assessment: Challenging the sea/good governance nexus

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 67-100

  Scott, Caroline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

good governance; Governmentality; participation; power; resistance; SEA

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; OECD; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WORLD BANK;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79955630046     PISSN: 14643332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1464333211003791     Document Type: Article

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