The realist paradigm and degenerative versus progressive research programs: An appraisal of neotraditional research on Waltz's balancing proposition

American Political Science Review

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 899-912

  Vasquez, John A ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031286827     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2952172     Document Type: Article

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