Analytic eclecticism in the study of world politics: Reconfiguring problems and mechanisms across research traditions

Perspectives on Politics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 411-431

  Sil, Rudra ^a   Katzenstein, Peter J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 77957565874     PISSN: 15375927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1537592710001179     Document Type: Article

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