The Karamoja Syndrome: transdisciplinary systems research informing policy and advocacy

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The Karamoja Syndrome: transdisciplinary systems research informing policy and advocacy. / Kagan, Sacha; Pedersen, Liv; Ollech, Sally.
Sustainability in Karamoja?: rethinking the terms of global sustainability in a crisis region of Africa. Hrsg. / David Knaute; Sacha Kagan. Köln: Köppe Verlag, 2009. S. 143-211 (Topics in African studies; Band 12).

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Kagan, S, Pedersen, L & Ollech, S 2009, The Karamoja Syndrome: transdisciplinary systems research informing policy and advocacy. in D Knaute & S Kagan (Hrsg.), Sustainability in Karamoja?: rethinking the terms of global sustainability in a crisis region of Africa. Topics in African studies, Bd. 12, Köppe Verlag, Köln, S. 143-211.

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Kagan, S., Pedersen, L., & Ollech, S. (2009). The Karamoja Syndrome: transdisciplinary systems research informing policy and advocacy. In D. Knaute, & S. Kagan (Hrsg.), Sustainability in Karamoja?: rethinking the terms of global sustainability in a crisis region of Africa (S. 143-211). (Topics in African studies; Band 12). Köppe Verlag.

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Kagan S, Pedersen L, Ollech S. The Karamoja Syndrome: transdisciplinary systems research informing policy and advocacy. in Knaute D, Kagan S, Hrsg., Sustainability in Karamoja?: rethinking the terms of global sustainability in a crisis region of Africa. Köln: Köppe Verlag. 2009. S. 143-211. (Topics in African studies).

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