The 'Scottish approach' to policy and policymaking: what issues are territorial and what are universal?

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The 'Scottish approach' to policy and policymaking: what issues are territorial and what are universal? / Cairney, Paul; Russell, Siabhainn; St Denny, Emily Flore.

In: Policy and Politics, Vol. 44, No. 3, 2016, p. 333-350.

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Harvard

Cairney, P, Russell, S & St Denny, EF 2016, 'The 'Scottish approach' to policy and policymaking: what issues are territorial and what are universal?', Policy and Politics, vol. 44, no. 3, pp. 333-350. https://doi.org/10.1332/030557315X14353331264538

APA

Cairney, P., Russell, S., & St Denny, E. F. (2016). The 'Scottish approach' to policy and policymaking: what issues are territorial and what are universal? Policy and Politics, 44(3), 333-350. https://doi.org/10.1332/030557315X14353331264538

Vancouver

Cairney P, Russell S, St Denny EF. The 'Scottish approach' to policy and policymaking: what issues are territorial and what are universal? Policy and Politics. 2016;44(3):333-350. https://doi.org/10.1332/030557315X14353331264538

Author

Cairney, Paul ; Russell, Siabhainn ; St Denny, Emily Flore. / The 'Scottish approach' to policy and policymaking: what issues are territorial and what are universal?. In: Policy and Politics. 2016 ; Vol. 44, No. 3. pp. 333-350.

Bibtex

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