Applied policy research and critical human geography: Some reflections on swimming in murky waters

Dialogues in Human Geography

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 198-214

  Woods, Michael ^a   Gardner, Graham ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

critical geography; local government; policy relevance; policy research; research practice

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ANALYSIS; ETHICS; HUMAN GEOGRAPHY; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLICY MAKING; RESEARCH WORK; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 84975094134     PISSN: 20438206     EISSN: 20438214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2043820611404488     Document Type: Review

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