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Temporality and Geopolitics: The Case of Global Catholicism

Petr KratochvílInstitute of International Relations, Prague, Czech RepublicCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 921-947 | Published online: 15 Nov 2020

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List of interviews

  • I 1 Dean, Gregoriana University, Rome, 17 January 2019
  • I 2 A representative of the Council of the European Bishops’ Conferences, Rome-St. Gallen, 28 February 2019
  • I 3 Dean of Faculty, Gregorian University, Rome, 13 March 2019
  • I 4 A high-ranking Vatican official, Rome, 25 March 2019
  • I 5 A high-ranking Vatican official, Rome, 26 March 2019
  • I 6 Member of a religious order, Rome, 20 February 2019

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