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Introduction

Investigating Authority and Its Legitimization in Contemporary Africa

Bibliographic Data

ID20054855
AuthorsArne S Steinforth (York University), Sabine Klocke-Daffa (University of Tübingen)
Year2021
Pages1-26
Publication date2021-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeCHAPTER
VenueChallenging Authorities (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherSpringer International Publishing (PUBLISHER • SG)
DOI10.1007/978-3-030-76924-6_1
OpenAlexW3201485326
ISBN9783030769246
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited57

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Unique citing works1
Citations per year1
Citation span2025 - 2025 (1)
Citation velocityrecent
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