Political studies and the contextual turn: A methodological/normative critique

Political Studies

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 584-603

  Lawson, Stephanie ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 51149084965     PISSN: 00323217     EISSN: 14679248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2007.00706.x     Document Type: Article

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