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Citizen Participation: Rationales and Approaches

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Mititelu, C. (2019). Citizen Participation: Rationales and Approaches. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3635-1

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