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Approaches and Lessons in Political Career Research: Babel or Pieces of a Patchwork?

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Approaches and Lessons in Political Career Research: Babel or Pieces of a Patchwork? / Vercesi, Michelangelo.
In: Revista Española de Ciencia Política (Spanish Journal of Political Science), No. 48, 30.11.2018, p. 183-206.

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Vercesi, M 2018, 'Approaches and Lessons in Political Career Research: Babel or Pieces of a Patchwork?', Revista Española de Ciencia Política (Spanish Journal of Political Science), no. 48, pp. 183-206. https://doi.org/10.21308/recp.48.07

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Vercesi, M. (2018). Approaches and Lessons in Political Career Research: Babel or Pieces of a Patchwork? Revista Española de Ciencia Política (Spanish Journal of Political Science), (48), 183-206. https://doi.org/10.21308/recp.48.07

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Vercesi M. Approaches and Lessons in Political Career Research: Babel or Pieces of a Patchwork? Revista Española de Ciencia Política (Spanish Journal of Political Science). 2018 Nov 30;(48):183-206. doi: 10.21308/recp.48.07

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