Community engagement for counterterrorism: Lessons from the United Kingdom

International Affairs

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 971-981

  Briggs, Rachel ^a  

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EID: 77954812499     PISSN: 00205850     EISSN: 14682346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2346.2010.00923.x     Document Type: Article

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