Controversial diversity: diversity discourses and dilemmas among Swedish police recruits

Diversity strategies to increase social inclusion in organisations have been a major concern in various institutions during recent decades. This article examines Swedish police recruits’ talk about diversity. The study is based on data from ethnographic fieldwork at the Swedish National Police Acade...

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Main Author: Wieslander, Malin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: [2020]
In: Policing and society
Year: 2020, Volume: 30, Issue: 8, Pages: 873-889
Online Access: Presumably Free Access
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