The revolution will be led by a 12-year-old girl': 1 girl power and global biopolitics

Feminist Review

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 83-102

  Koffman, Ofra ^a   Gill, Rosalind ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development; Empowerment; Girl power; Girlhood; Policy; Virals

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887582609     PISSN: 01417789     EISSN: 14664380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/fr.2013.16     Document Type: Review

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