The Theory Brief
by Victor Shammasin 🇺🇸 U.S. Politics
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Sociologist. Associate Professor & Head of Department, University of Agder, Norway. Social theory, politics, and culture. Research: victorshammas.com. Substack: theorybrief.com. E-mail: [email protected].
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