The normative threat of subtle subversion: The return of ‘Eastern Europe’ as an ontological insecurity trope

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The normative threat of subtle subversion : The return of ‘Eastern Europe’ as an ontological insecurity trope. / Mälksoo, Maria.

In: Cambridge Review of International Affairs, Vol. 32, No. 3, 15.05.2019, p. 365-383.

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Mälksoo, M 2019, 'The normative threat of subtle subversion: The return of ‘Eastern Europe’ as an ontological insecurity trope', Cambridge Review of International Affairs, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 365-383. https://doi.org/10.1080/09557571.2019.1590314

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Mälksoo, M. (2019). The normative threat of subtle subversion: The return of ‘Eastern Europe’ as an ontological insecurity trope. Cambridge Review of International Affairs, 32(3), 365-383. https://doi.org/10.1080/09557571.2019.1590314

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Mälksoo M. The normative threat of subtle subversion: The return of ‘Eastern Europe’ as an ontological insecurity trope. Cambridge Review of International Affairs. 2019 May 15;32(3):365-383. https://doi.org/10.1080/09557571.2019.1590314

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Mälksoo, Maria. / The normative threat of subtle subversion : The return of ‘Eastern Europe’ as an ontological insecurity trope. In: Cambridge Review of International Affairs. 2019 ; Vol. 32, No. 3. pp. 365-383.

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