Field Research: A Graduate Student's Guide

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Field Research : A Graduate Student's Guide. / Lee, Myunghee; Irgil, Ezgi; Kreft, Anne-Kathrin; Willis, Charmaine N.; Zvobgo, Kelebogile.

In: International Studies Review, Vol. 23, No. 4, 2021, p. 1495-1517.

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Lee, M, Irgil, E, Kreft, A-K, Willis, CN & Zvobgo, K 2021, 'Field Research: A Graduate Student's Guide', International Studies Review, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 1495-1517. https://doi.org/10.1093/isr/viab023

APA

Lee, M., Irgil, E., Kreft, A-K., Willis, C. N., & Zvobgo, K. (2021). Field Research: A Graduate Student's Guide. International Studies Review, 23(4), 1495-1517. https://doi.org/10.1093/isr/viab023

Vancouver

Lee M, Irgil E, Kreft A-K, Willis CN, Zvobgo K. Field Research: A Graduate Student's Guide. International Studies Review. 2021;23(4):1495-1517. https://doi.org/10.1093/isr/viab023

Author

Lee, Myunghee ; Irgil, Ezgi ; Kreft, Anne-Kathrin ; Willis, Charmaine N. ; Zvobgo, Kelebogile. / Field Research : A Graduate Student's Guide. In: International Studies Review. 2021 ; Vol. 23, No. 4. pp. 1495-1517.

Bibtex

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