The clash of practice: Political controversy and the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission

Evidence and Policy

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 171-191

  Bueger, Christian ^a,b  

^a EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

International organisations; Peacebuilding; Political controversy; Practice theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873804786     PISSN: 17442648     EISSN: 17442656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/174426411X579216     Document Type: Article

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