Advocacy intelligence and competition: Assessing lobbyists' sharing of tactical knowledge in focus group interviews

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Advocacy intelligence and competition : Assessing lobbyists' sharing of tactical knowledge in focus group interviews. / Junk, Wiebke Marie; Berkhout, Joost; Crepaz, Michele; Hanegraaff, Marcel.

I: Governance, Bind 37, Nr. 2, 2024, s. 355-373.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Junk, WM, Berkhout, J, Crepaz, M & Hanegraaff, M 2024, 'Advocacy intelligence and competition: Assessing lobbyists' sharing of tactical knowledge in focus group interviews', Governance, bind 37, nr. 2, s. 355-373. https://doi.org/10.1111/gove.12767

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Junk, W. M., Berkhout, J., Crepaz, M., & Hanegraaff, M. (2024). Advocacy intelligence and competition: Assessing lobbyists' sharing of tactical knowledge in focus group interviews. Governance, 37(2), 355-373. https://doi.org/10.1111/gove.12767

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Junk WM, Berkhout J, Crepaz M, Hanegraaff M. Advocacy intelligence and competition: Assessing lobbyists' sharing of tactical knowledge in focus group interviews. Governance. 2024;37(2):355-373. https://doi.org/10.1111/gove.12767

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Junk, Wiebke Marie ; Berkhout, Joost ; Crepaz, Michele ; Hanegraaff, Marcel. / Advocacy intelligence and competition : Assessing lobbyists' sharing of tactical knowledge in focus group interviews. I: Governance. 2024 ; Bind 37, Nr. 2. s. 355-373.

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