Government(ality) by Experts: Human Rights as Governance

Law and Critique

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 251-271

  Sokhi Bulley, Bal ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

European union; Experts; Foucault; Fundamental Rights Agency; Governance; Governmentality; Rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053457170     PISSN: 09578536     EISSN: 15728617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10978-011-9091-4     Document Type: Article

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