The Relational Context of Desistance: Some Implications and Opportunities for Social Policy

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 395-412

  Weaver, Beth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Citizenship; Desistance; Donati; Reflexivity; Relational

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL POLICY;

EID: 84863880806     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: 14679515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2012.00840.x     Document Type: Article

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