Establishing research legitimacy in the contested political ground of contemporary Northern Ireland

Qualitative Research

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 205-222

  Knox, Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

beatings; paramilitary; punishment; victims; violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993705033     PISSN: 14687941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146879410100100206     Document Type: Article

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