Fiddling for outcomes: traditional music, social capital, and arts policy in Northern Ireland

International Journal of Cultural Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 179-194

  Dowling, Martin ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arts Councils; Bourdieu; Northern Ireland; Putnam; social capital; traditional arts

Indexed keywords

EID: 85044915504     PISSN: 10286632     EISSN: 14772833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10286630802106359     Document Type: Article

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