Psy-expertise, therapeutic culture and the politics of the personal in development

Third World Quarterly

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 1990-2008

  Klein, Elise ^a   Mills, China ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

behaviouralisation; child development; global mental health; Psy expertise; therapeutic culture

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COLONIALISM; CULTURE; INTERNATIONAL LAW; MENTAL HEALTH; NEOLIBERALISM; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 85019196987     PISSN: 01436597     EISSN: 13602241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2017.1319277     Document Type: Article

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