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RESEARCH ARTICLES

A multi-disciplinary approach to policy transfer research: geographies, assemblages, mobilities and mutations

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Pages 2-18 | Received 17 Sep 2012, Accepted 19 Sep 2012, Published online: 07 Jan 2013

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