Come as you are? Public Reason and Climate Change

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Come as you are? Public Reason and Climate Change. / Nielsen, Morten Ebbe Juul; Hauge-Helgestad, Asbjørn.

In: Res Publica, Vol. 28, 2022, p. 17-32.

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Nielsen, MEJ & Hauge-Helgestad, A 2022, 'Come as you are? Public Reason and Climate Change', Res Publica, vol. 28, pp. 17-32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11158-021-09517-0

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Nielsen, M. E. J., & Hauge-Helgestad, A. (2022). Come as you are? Public Reason and Climate Change. Res Publica, 28, 17-32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11158-021-09517-0

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Nielsen MEJ, Hauge-Helgestad A. Come as you are? Public Reason and Climate Change. Res Publica. 2022;28:17-32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11158-021-09517-0

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Nielsen, Morten Ebbe Juul ; Hauge-Helgestad, Asbjørn. / Come as you are? Public Reason and Climate Change. In: Res Publica. 2022 ; Vol. 28. pp. 17-32.

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