Policy style and governing without consensus: Devolution and education policy in Northern Ireland

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 765-782

  Birrell, Derek ^a   Heenan, Deirdre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consensus; Consociational; Devolution; Education; Policy style

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMY; DECISION MAKING; DEVOLUTION; EDUCATION POLICY; GOVERNMENT RELATIONS; POLICY MAKING; POWER RELATIONS;

NORTHERN IRELAND; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 84887379850     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: 14679515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/spol.12000     Document Type: Article

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