Copenhagen−Cairo on a roundtrip: A security theory meets the revolution

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Copenhagen−Cairo on a roundtrip : A security theory meets the revolution. / Greenwood, Maja Touzari Janesdatter; Wæver, Ole.

In: Security Dialogue, Vol. 44, No. 5-6, 2013, p. 485-506.

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Greenwood, MTJ & Wæver, O 2013, 'Copenhagen−Cairo on a roundtrip: A security theory meets the revolution', Security Dialogue, vol. 44, no. 5-6, pp. 485-506. https://doi.org/10.1177/0967010613502573

APA

Greenwood, M. T. J., & Wæver, O. (2013). Copenhagen−Cairo on a roundtrip: A security theory meets the revolution. Security Dialogue, 44(5-6), 485-506. https://doi.org/10.1177/0967010613502573

Vancouver

Greenwood MTJ, Wæver O. Copenhagen−Cairo on a roundtrip: A security theory meets the revolution. Security Dialogue. 2013;44(5-6):485-506. https://doi.org/10.1177/0967010613502573

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Greenwood, Maja Touzari Janesdatter ; Wæver, Ole. / Copenhagen−Cairo on a roundtrip : A security theory meets the revolution. In: Security Dialogue. 2013 ; Vol. 44, No. 5-6. pp. 485-506.

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