Beyond National Policymaking: Conceptions of Myth in Interpretive Policy Analysis and Their Value for IR

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Beyond National Policymaking: Conceptions of Myth in Interpretive Policy Analysis and Their Value for IR. / Münch, Sybille.
Myth and Narrative in International Politics: Interpretive Approaches to the Study of IR. ed. / Berit Bliesemann de Guevara. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. p. 47-66.

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Harvard

Münch, S 2016, Beyond National Policymaking: Conceptions of Myth in Interpretive Policy Analysis and Their Value for IR. in B Bliesemann de Guevara (ed.), Myth and Narrative in International Politics: Interpretive Approaches to the Study of IR. Palgrave Macmillan, London, pp. 47-66. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-53752-2_3

APA

Münch, S. (2016). Beyond National Policymaking: Conceptions of Myth in Interpretive Policy Analysis and Their Value for IR. In B. Bliesemann de Guevara (Ed.), Myth and Narrative in International Politics: Interpretive Approaches to the Study of IR (pp. 47-66). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-53752-2_3

Vancouver

Münch S. Beyond National Policymaking: Conceptions of Myth in Interpretive Policy Analysis and Their Value for IR. In Bliesemann de Guevara B, editor, Myth and Narrative in International Politics: Interpretive Approaches to the Study of IR. London: Palgrave Macmillan. 2016. p. 47-66 doi: 10.1057/978-1-137-53752-2_3

Bibtex

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