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Participatory governance in Ireland: Institutional innovation and the quest for joined-up thinking Cover

Participatory governance in Ireland: Institutional innovation and the quest for joined-up thinking

By: Catherine Forde  
Open Access
|Aug 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/admin-2020-0013 | Journal eISSN: 2449-9471 | Journal ISSN: 0001-8325
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 20
Published on: Aug 28, 2020
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