A realist foundation for essentially contested political concepts

Political Research Quarterly

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 9-28

  Grafstein, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 84965693769     PISSN: 10659129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106591298804100102     Document Type: Article

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