Constructivism and the Problem of Explanation: A Review Article

Perspectives on Politics

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 597-610

  Dessler, David ^a   Owen, John ^b  

^a Dept of Economics and Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy at the College of William and Mary   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 33847286339     PISSN: 15375927     EISSN: 15410986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1537592705050371     Document Type: Article

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