On bullshit in cultural policy practice and research: notes from the British case

International Journal of Cultural Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 343-359

  Belfiore, Eleonora ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bullshit; cultural policy research; evidence based policy; social impacts of the arts

Indexed keywords

EID: 85050711765     PISSN: 10286632     EISSN: 14772833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10286630902806080     Document Type: Article

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