From Expert Communities to Epistemic Arrangements: Situating Expertise in International Relations

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From Expert Communities to Epistemic Arrangements : Situating Expertise in International Relations. / Bueger, Christian.

The Global Politics of Science and Technology - Vol. 1: Concepts from International Relations and Other Disciplines. Bind 1 Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer, 2014. s. 39-54 (Global Power Shift: Comparative Analysis and Perspectives).

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Bueger, C 2014, From Expert Communities to Epistemic Arrangements: Situating Expertise in International Relations. i The Global Politics of Science and Technology - Vol. 1: Concepts from International Relations and Other Disciplines. bind 1, Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, Global Power Shift: Comparative Analysis and Perspectives, s. 39-54. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55007-2_2

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Bueger, C. (2014). From Expert Communities to Epistemic Arrangements: Situating Expertise in International Relations. I The Global Politics of Science and Technology - Vol. 1: Concepts from International Relations and Other Disciplines (Bind 1, s. 39-54). Springer. Global Power Shift: Comparative Analysis and Perspectives https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55007-2_2

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Bueger C. From Expert Communities to Epistemic Arrangements: Situating Expertise in International Relations. I The Global Politics of Science and Technology - Vol. 1: Concepts from International Relations and Other Disciplines. Bind 1. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer. 2014. s. 39-54. (Global Power Shift: Comparative Analysis and Perspectives). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55007-2_2

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Bueger, Christian. / From Expert Communities to Epistemic Arrangements : Situating Expertise in International Relations. The Global Politics of Science and Technology - Vol. 1: Concepts from International Relations and Other Disciplines. Bind 1 Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer, 2014. s. 39-54 (Global Power Shift: Comparative Analysis and Perspectives).

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