The Role of Expert Networks in Pandemic Governance and Recovery

Johanna Vuorelma; Pinja Lehtonen

doi:10.33134/rds.424

The Role of Expert Networks in Pandemic Governance and Recovery

Redescriptions: Political Thought, Conceptual History and Feminist Theory

Volume 27 (2024): Issue 1

By: Johanna Vuorelma and Pinja Lehtonen

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Submitted on: Nov 28, 2023

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