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The introduction in this chapter provides background information and motives for research and context. It specifies the research goals and objectives, including clarification of the study’s focus. Additionally, it lays out the incremental contributions and value of the study and closes with a short outline of structure of this book.
Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.
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Schlattau, M. (2021). Introduction. In: Tilting at the Windmills of Transition. Societies and Political Orders in Transition. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54909-1_1
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