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Special Issue: Beyond Power and Puzzling: The Political Dimensions of Policy Learning. Guest Editors: Claire Dunlop, Claudio Radaelli, Ellen Wayenberg and Bishoy Zaki

The traveller's guide to policy learning

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Pages 2076-2097 | Received 31 Mar 2023, Accepted 28 Jul 2023, Published online: 11 Aug 2023

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