Promoting civic culture by supporting citizenship: What difference can local government make?

Public Administration

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 595-610

  Andrews, Rhys ^a   Cowell, Richard ^a   Downe, James ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; DECISION MAKING; DEMOCRACY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; URBAN SOCIETY;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79959556751     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: 14679299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9299.2010.01875.x     Document Type: Article

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