Embracing essentialism: A realist critique of resistance to discursive power

Organization

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 723-741

  O'Mahoney, Joe ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

critical realism; discourse; essentialism; resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870048817     PISSN: 13505084     EISSN: 14617323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350508411420901     Document Type: Article

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