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Contrasting Rationalities and the Legitimacy of Risks and Policy

Conflicting rationalities of risk: disputing risk in social policy – reflecting on 35 years of researching risk

Hazel KemshallSchool of Applied Social Sciences, De Montfort University, Leicester, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 398-416 | Received 17 Feb 2014, Accepted 28 May 2014, Published online: 04 Jul 2014

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