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Research Article

Urban democracy in post-Maidan Ukraine: conflict and cooperation between citizens and local governments in participatory budgeting

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Pages 230-252 | Received 30 Sep 2022, Accepted 07 Feb 2023, Published online: 05 Mar 2023

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