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Sandra Destradi

@sdestradi.bsky.social
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Prof of International Relations, @uni-freiburg.de + DAAD long-term visiting prof, Reichman University IR | foreign policy | populism | Global South | emerging powers | India

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IDEoPOP @ideopop.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
New policy paper from the IDEoPOP & @iirprague.bsky.social collaboration! In this second paper, @lesliewehner.bsky.social and @simonkaack.bsky.social explore the foreign policy implications of the election of José Antonio Kast as president of Chile. Check it out!
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IDEoPOP @ideopop.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
''How does right-wing populism reshape foreign policy?'' New analysis by our PI @sdestradi.bsky.social with @carnegieendowment.org on the impact of right-wing populism on India's foreign policy. You can find it here: carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
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India’s Foreign Policy in the Age of Populism
Domestic mobilization, personalized leadership, and nationalism have reshaped India’s global behavior.
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Sandra Destradi @sdestradi.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
It was a pleasure to speak with Milan Vaishnav @carnegieendowment.org about our new book "Populism and Foreign Policy" @academic.oup.com carnegieendowment.org/podcasts/gra...
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Populism and the Politics of India’s Foreign Policy
We tend to think of populist leaders around the world as disruptive. But a new book by scholars Sandra Destradi and Johannes Plagemann argues that the extent of change depends on key factors. Milan an...
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Sandra Destradi @sdestradi.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Many thanks to the @ideopop.bsky.social team for the feedback on this article, now published in @isq-jrnl.bsky.social: "Populist Publics' Affinity for Nuclear Weapons? Explaining Opposition to the Nuclear Sharing Weapons in European Populist Publics" by Etienne et al. 👇
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IDEoPOP @ideopop.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
We're excited to share that we launched the #IDEoPOP policy paper series in collaboration with the @iirprague.bsky.social! The first policy paper by our PI @sdestradi.bsky.social explores #populist engagement with the #UnitedNations. Read the contribution here: www.iir.cz/en/populists...
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Populists at the United Nations | Institute of International Relations Prague - Expertise to impact
The policy paper explores how governments led by anti-elite or people-centred political movements approach multilateral cooperation within the United Nations, with particular attention to the links be...
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IDEoPOP @ideopop.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
We conclude the #IDEoPOP doctoral training with a lecture by @profannikawerner.bsky.social on radical right populist parties in the EU. The seminar provided interesting insights into the main drivers for populists alliance building in the European Parliament. Thank you for the lecture!
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IDEoPOP @ideopop.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
We start the new year with an #IDEoPOP workshop on #populism and security by our PI, @fabrizio-coticchia.bsky.social. We received very interesting insights into Fabrizio's research results, particularly on the case of Italy. Thank you for the lecture! #MSCA #foreignpolicy
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Sandra Destradi @sdestradi.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
So nice to see that our early piece (with Johannes Plagemann @giga-hamburg.de) on #populism and #foreignpolicy remains among the 5 most read and 5 most cited articles in Foreign Policy Analysis! @fpajrnl.bsky.social @ideopop.bsky.social @pwunifreiburg.bsky.social
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Sandra Destradi @sdestradi.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Last week, I attended a super inspiring workshop on right-wing #Populism in middle powers @carnegieeurope.bsky.social in Brussels. Thanks for the invitation @rohanmukherjee.bsky.social & @milanv.bsky.social !! @ideopop.bsky.social
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Daniel F. Wajner @dwajner.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
It was a pleasure to take part in the lecture series of The International Dimensions and Effects of Populism! Thanks to @sdestradi.bsky.social and the IDEoPOP team for having me! If you are interested in the lecture, you can find it here: ideopop.populism-internationalrelations.com/lecture-ii-4...
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IDEoPOP @ideopop.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Today we had an inspiring lecture by our #IDEoPOP PIs Fredrik Söderbaum and @kilianspandler.bsky.social on #populism and #InternationalOrganizations. Thank you both for presenting and @pbilgin.bsky.social for chairing the session. #multilateralism #regionalism #MSCA #DoctoralNetworks #HorizonEurope
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IDEoPOP @ideopop.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
As part of our lecture series on populism and foreign policy we had a workshop on the populist politicization of foreign policy today. Thank you @davidcadier.bsky.social for the interesting lecture and insightful Q&A session 😊 #Politicisation #ForeignPolicy #MSCA #DoctoralNetworks #HorizonEurope
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Sandra Destradi @sdestradi.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Very happy to share that my new book "Populism and Foreign Policy", co-authored with Johannes Plagemann, is now out as an e-book with Oxford University Press! We examine how populist governments reshape #foreignpolicy across the globe. More here: academic.oup.com/book/61646
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Populism and Foreign Policy
Abstract. How and why does the formation of populist governments lead to changes in foreign policy? This book theorizes and empirically analyses how populi
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Sandra Destradi @sdestradi.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
We had an excellent lecture by @hakkitas.bsky.social @giga-hamburg.de yesterday in our #MSCA Doctoral Network IDEoPOP @ideopop.bsky.social. Thanks a lot, dear Hakki, for presenting your super inspiring and innovative research agenda on #populism and #territoriality! @pwunifreiburg.bsky.social
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Sandra Destradi @sdestradi.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Thank you so much, dear @erinjenne.bsky.social, for giving a lecture on #sovereigntism and the international dimensions of #populism to our doctoral candidates in the @ideopop.bsky.social doctoral network! #MSCA #DoctoralNetworks
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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 31/10/2025
Scary 👻 🎃
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Sandra Destradi @sdestradi.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Back from Rapallo, where I had very inspiring three days with fantastic colleagues to discuss our emerging research agenda on #politicization of #foreignpolicy. Thank you @europeanisa.bsky.social for this wonderful opportunity! #RapalloSymposia
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IDEoPOP @ideopop.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
The local newspaper reported about our public roundtable (in German only): www.badische-zeitung.de/wie-war-s-be...
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Wie war’s bei … der Podiumsdiskussion über die Macht der Populisten
Populistische Parteien werden immer beliebter. In vielen Ländern, wie den USA, sind Populisten bereits an der Macht. In dieser Podiumsdiskussion befassten sich die Forscher mit den Folgen.
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IDEoPOP @ideopop.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Some impressions from our IDEoPOP Kick-off Conference on the international dimensions and effects of #populism held @uni-freiburg.de on 17-19 September. The entire network met in person for the first time for an inspiring mix of poster sessions by our doctoral candidates, panels, and roundtables.
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Sandra Destradi @sdestradi.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
New publication (with Emidio Diodato) in @jcms-eu.bsky.social The Long‐Term Effects of #Populism on #ForeignPolicy: Berlusconi's Legacy and Its Impact on Italy's Approach to the #EU and International Politics onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @ideopop.bsky.social @pwunifreiburg.bsky.social
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The Long‐Term Effects of Populism on Foreign Policy: Berlusconi's Legacy and Its Impact on Italy's Approach to the EU and International Politics
What are the long-term effects of populism on foreign policy? This aspect has not been addressed yet by the burgeoning literature on the international consequences of populism. In this contribution, ...
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Sandra Destradi @sdestradi.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Thank you so much for coming to our @ideopop.bsky.social kick-off conference and for presenting your super interesting research, dear @dwajner.bsky.social !
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Sandra Destradi @sdestradi.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
We had two very inspiring panels on the international consequences of #populism at #SISP2025 today 😊 @ideopop.bsky.social
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Sandra Destradi @sdestradi.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Good morning Napoli! Looking forward to #SISP2025 with two panels on #populism and #IR co-organized with @khayyamrza.bsky.social of the @ideopop.bsky.social doctoral network
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Sandra Destradi @sdestradi.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
My contribution this morning in Deutschlandfunk (in German) on Germany's foreign minister's trip to #India www.deutschlandfunk.de/wirtschaft-u...
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Wadephul in Indien - Komplizierte neue Partnerschaft mit dem Subkontinent
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Sandra Destradi @sdestradi.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Today, I could finally collect my copies of our Routledge #Handbook of #Populism and #ForeignPolicy. I am so grateful to all our authors and to the best co-editors in the world: @achryssogelos.bsky.social and @davidcadier.bsky.social!
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Sandra Destradi @sdestradi.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Interested in different theories and conceptualization of #populism? Here are lectures by some of the leading scholars in the field, given in the context of our MSCA doctoral network @ideopop.bsky.social
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IDEoPOP @ideopop.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
The first six #lectures of our series on #Populism are now available online! Super interesting contributions on the different theorizations of populism and on how to measure it. Follow this space for more video lectures in the coming weeks! ideopop.populism-internationalrelations.com/doctoral-tra...
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Lecture series - IDEoPOP
Concepts, Causes, and Consequences of Populism Session 1Introduction to populismCristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser (Catholic University of Chile)Provides an overview of developments in how populism has manif...
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Politikwissenschaft Uni Freiburg @pwunifreiburg.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
📣 We're #hiring: You successfully completed your #PhD and are motivated to research and teach in #InternationalRelations? Consider joining our lovely team at @uni-freiburg.de in Germany's sunniest region. 🌞 More info 👇 @sdestradi.bsky.social @friasunifreiburg.bsky.social @abi-freiburg.bsky.social
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The Chair for International Relations, Department of Political Science, at the University of Freiburg invites applications for a PostDoc position (m/f/d) in International Relations
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Sandra Destradi @sdestradi.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Our #handbook of #populism and #foreignpolicy has a publication date: 20 June! Very much looking forward to seeing this in print :-) @davidcadier.bsky.social @achryssogelos.bsky.social www.routledge.com/Routledge-Ha...
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Routledge Handbook of Populism and Foreign Policy
This handbook provides a methodical, comprehensive, and unifying overview of the vibrant yet disparate scholarship on populism and foreign policy. By mapping the debates and existing findings, as well...
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Politikwissenschaft Uni Freiburg @pwunifreiburg.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
*** Postdoc-Stelle in der IB ***
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Sandra Destradi @sdestradi.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
A few days ago, I spoke with NZZ about the India-Pakistan conflict and Kashmir: podcasts.apple.com/ch/podcast/n...
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Der ewige Streit um Kaschmir
Podcast-Folge · NZZ Geopolitik · 14.05.2025 · 30 Min.
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Sandra Destradi @sdestradi.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
*We are hiring!* @pwunifreiburg.bsky.social @uni-freiburg.de 2-year Postdoc position in #InternationationalRelations at my chair with a fantastic team! :-) uni-freiburg.de/stellenangeb...
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Sandra Destradi @sdestradi.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
I had a wonderful time in Jerusalem this week at the workshop "The International Impact of #Populism: Mitigation or Boost?" organized by @dwajner.bsky.social @hebrewuniversity.bsky.social Very much enjoyed discussions with colleagues and students. Thank you for the invitation!!
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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
“even if [Europeans] cannot stop the attacks on US academia, different groups can help US-based academics in other ways.” My new op-Ed in @theguardian.com
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Trump is targeting US universities as never before. Here are four ways to help them | Cas Mudde
Supporters in Europe can offer new opportunities and minimise the isolation. Certainly they can avoid making things worse, says political scientist Cas Mudde
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International Affairs @iajournal.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
📚 Top 10 Books: International Women’s Day 2025 Book Reviews Editor Mariana Vieira has curated a selection of outstanding books written by women that have been reviewed in our journal over the past year. Dive into the list 👇 medium.com/internationa...
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Top 10 Books: International Women’s Day 2025
To mark International Women’s Day this year, the official celebratory website asks us to ‘Imagine a gender equal world … A world where…
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Sandra Destradi @sdestradi.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
What an honour to see my book "Reluctance in World Politics" in the @iajournal.bsky.social list of top 10 books written by women! And a reference to our #populism special section, too. Thank you!!😊 medium.com/internationa...
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Top 10 Books: International Women’s Day 2025
To mark International Women’s Day this year, the official celebratory website asks us to ‘Imagine a gender equal world … A world where…
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David Cadier @davidcadier.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Attending #ISA2025 @isanet.bsky.social ? Interested in fresh scholarly insights on the foreign policies of populist actors across the world (they might come in handy these days)? Come to our roundtable at 4, organised around our upcoming Handbook and with many authors present! @fpa-isa.bsky.social
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Sandra Destradi @sdestradi.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Our handbook of #populism and #foreignpolicy has a cover! @achryssogelos.bsky.social @davidcadier.bsky.social And if you are attending #ISA2025 @isanet.bsky.social, join us at roundtable MD24 "Populism and Foreign Policy Making" on Monday 3 March at 4 pm in room Lake Huron 8 (Hilton).
Our handbook of #populism and #foreignpolicy has a cover!
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Juliet Kaarbo @jkaarbo.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Pleased to share my blog piece with International Affairs @iajournal.bsky.social, linking my current Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.bsky.social research on how leaders change, my previous IA article on breaking bad, and Trump 2.0 medium.com/internationa...
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Has Trump Changed?
Juliet Kaarbo discusses Trump’s ‘changed personality’ and how it may affect his second term.
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Sandra Destradi @sdestradi.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
We are hiring @uni-freiburg.de!! We are looking for a doctoral candidate to work on "Populist politicization of foreign policy" in the EU-funded MSCA doctoral network "International Dimensions and Effects of Populism" (IDEoPOP) uni-freiburg.de/stellenangeb...
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Bill Wohlforth @wwohlforth.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
This'll be fun!, with Barry Posen, @nathalietocci.bsky.social & @sdestradi.bsky.social . . .
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Sandra Destradi @sdestradi.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Very much looking forward to the online roundtable "A World Order Out of Balance? Power, Populism, and the Shaping of Tomorrow’s Global Order", organized by @europeanisa.bsky.social @isanet.bsky.social eisa-net.org/online-event...
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Sabine Carey @sabinecarey.bsky.social · 13/10/2023
If you know of recent PhDs/postdocs with interest in quant. (ideally mixed-method) research on pol violence/repression/armed actors PLEASE direct them to me! Am looking to appoint Humboldt Fellows to work with me for a year. Esp looking for ppl from Global South. No German citizens/German degree.
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Sandra Destradi @sdestradi.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Super interesting and timely piece by Ron Krebs: "Trump vs. the Military: Why Populists Turn Against Their Armed Forces—and Degrade National Power" www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
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Trump vs. the Military
Why populists turn against their armed forces—and degrade national power.
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Raffaele Mastrorocco @raffaelemstr.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Happy to share my first publication based on some reflections from my PhD research. In this forum contribution for International Politics, I hold that #far-right parties hold various visions and are spoilers, agnostics, or architects of #EuropeanSecurity. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Sandra Destradi @sdestradi.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Very much enjoyed giving a lecture at UP Diliman! Great questions from students and a beautiful campus 😊 A big thank you to Aries Arugay @ariesarugay.bsky.social for the invitation!!
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Sandra Destradi @sdestradi.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Hier ein kurzer "GIGA Insight" Bericht mit Johannes Plagemann zur (Un)berechenbarkeit populistischer Außenpolitik @giga-hamburg.de www.giga-hamburg.de/de/presse/nu...
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Nur ein Populist von vielen: Wie unberechenbar ist Trumps Außenpolitik?
Donald Trumps Außenpolitik gilt als schwer vorhersehbar. Doch es gibt Parallelen zu rechtspopulistischen Führern weltweit. Von Erdoğan in der Türkei über Duterte auf den Philippinen und Orbán in Ungar...
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Sandra Destradi @sdestradi.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Very much looking forward to giving a lecture at UP Diliman, Philippines, on Friday :-) polisci.upd.edu.ph/destradi-lec...
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Lecture on “Populism and Foreign Policy” by Dr. Sandra Destradi – UP Department of Political Science
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Sandra Destradi @sdestradi.bsky.social · 04/07/2024
We are hiring in Freiburg: Full Professorship (W 3) for political science specializing in Politics and governance of the European Union uni-freiburg.de/university/j... Please spread the word, looking forward to working with a friendly new colleague soon! :-) @uni-freiburg.de
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Full Professorship (W 3) for political science specializing in Politics and governance of the European Union – University
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Patrick A. Mello @patrickmello.bsky.social · 15/05/2024
Want to learn Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) in presence, rather than online? 🏫 Register for the #QCA Workshop at the 28th Summer School in Social Science Methods at the Università della Svizzera italiana #USI in beautiful #Lugano (Aug 19-23). www.usi.ch/en/education...
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Qualitative Comparative Analysis: Research Design and Application
Instructor: Patrick A. Mello Modality: In presence Week 2: 19-23 August 2024   Workshop Contents and Objectives This workshop provides participants with a thorough introduction to Qualitative
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