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Policy Network Ties in the Dynamic Process of Environmental Conflict Resolution

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This introductory chapter provides a brief overview of policy networks in terms of the formality of ties developed among policy actors in environmental conflict resolution processes and explains the main goals and the theoretical and methodological significance of the studies included in this book.

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Lim, S. (2021). Introduction. In: Policy Network Ties in the Dynamic Process of Environmental Conflict Resolution. Environment & Policy, vol 60. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70855-9_1

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