The Development of the Good Relations Measurement Framework in Britain: A Template for Experiential Social Measurement

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 655-686

  Wigfield, Andrea ^a   Turner, Royce ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Equality and Human Rights Commission; Good Relations; Policy development; Policy process; Protected characteristics; Social measurement

Indexed keywords

HUMAN GEOGRAPHY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; METHODOLOGY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL POLICY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84884982225     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-012-0167-9     Document Type: Article

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