Forerunner, follower, exceptionalist or bridge builder?

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Forerunner, follower, exceptionalist or bridge builder? / Wivel, Anders.

In: Global Affairs, Vol. 4, No. 4-5, 2018, p. 419-434.

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Wivel, A 2018, 'Forerunner, follower, exceptionalist or bridge builder?', Global Affairs, vol. 4, no. 4-5, pp. 419-434. https://doi.org/10.1080/23340460.2018.1557016

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Wivel, A. (2018). Forerunner, follower, exceptionalist or bridge builder? Global Affairs, 4(4-5), 419-434. https://doi.org/10.1080/23340460.2018.1557016

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Wivel A. Forerunner, follower, exceptionalist or bridge builder? Global Affairs. 2018;4(4-5):419-434. https://doi.org/10.1080/23340460.2018.1557016

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Wivel, Anders. / Forerunner, follower, exceptionalist or bridge builder?. In: Global Affairs. 2018 ; Vol. 4, No. 4-5. pp. 419-434.

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