The relationship between theory and policy in international relations

Annual Review of Political Science

Volumn 8, Issue , 2005, Pages 23-48

  Walt, Stephen M ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academia; Policy evaluation; Policy relevance; Prediction; Social science

Indexed keywords

EID: 22144497774     PISSN: 10942939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.polisci.7.012003.104904     Document Type: Review

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