Representing the People: Laclau as a Theorist of Representation

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Representing the People : Laclau as a Theorist of Representation. / Thomassen, Lasse.

In: New Political Science, Vol. 41, No. 2, 10, 2019, p. 329-344.

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Thomassen, L 2019, 'Representing the People: Laclau as a Theorist of Representation', New Political Science, vol. 41, no. 2, 10, pp. 329-344. https://doi.org/10.1080/07393148.2019.1596687

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Thomassen, L. (2019). Representing the People: Laclau as a Theorist of Representation. New Political Science, 41(2), 329-344. [10]. https://doi.org/10.1080/07393148.2019.1596687

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Thomassen L. Representing the People: Laclau as a Theorist of Representation. New Political Science. 2019;41(2):329-344. 10. https://doi.org/10.1080/07393148.2019.1596687

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Thomassen, Lasse. / Representing the People : Laclau as a Theorist of Representation. In: New Political Science. 2019 ; Vol. 41, No. 2. pp. 329-344.

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