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External actors’ sensemaking processes concerning policy concepts and their translation into field practices under conditions of competing demands are a complex phenomenon. Hence, a single case study is presented, which allows for an in-depth engagement with research participants’ perspectives and contextual conditions (Yin, 2013). Four external actors are explored individually as well as from a comparative perspective, in order to gain insights into similarities and disparities and to make inferences with regard to the overall research question (Mills et al., 2010a, p. 135f).
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Eickhoff, K. (2020). Research design and methodology. In: National Ownership and Security Sector Reform in Mali. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-29160-0_4
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