The cultural turn in peace research: prospects and challenges

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The cultural turn in peace research: prospects and challenges. / Bräuchler, Birgit.

In: Peacebuilding, Vol. 6, No. 1, 2018, p. 17-33.

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Bräuchler, B 2018, 'The cultural turn in peace research: prospects and challenges', Peacebuilding, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 17-33. https://doi.org/10.1080/21647259.2017.1368158

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Bräuchler, B. (2018). The cultural turn in peace research: prospects and challenges. Peacebuilding, 6(1), 17-33. https://doi.org/10.1080/21647259.2017.1368158

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Bräuchler B. The cultural turn in peace research: prospects and challenges. Peacebuilding. 2018;6(1):17-33. https://doi.org/10.1080/21647259.2017.1368158

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Bräuchler, Birgit. / The cultural turn in peace research: prospects and challenges. In: Peacebuilding. 2018 ; Vol. 6, No. 1. pp. 17-33.

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