Systemic leadership, evolutionary processes, and international relations theory: The unipolarity question

International Studies Review

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-22

  Thompson, William R ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; POLITICAL SYSTEM;

EID: 33744948213     PISSN: 15219488     EISSN: 14682486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2486.2006.00551.x     Document Type: Article

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