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  1. Cp. the contributions in Tickner and Wæver (2009).

  2. But see the discussion in Ish-Shalom (2009) and Russett (2005).

  3. See Bueger and Gadinger (2008); Neumann (2002); Hajer and Wagenaar (2003).

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Bueger, C. From epistemology to practice: a sociology of science for international relations. J Int Relat Dev 15, 97–109 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1057/jird.2011.28

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