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  1. Department of Administration & Law, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL, USA

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Atkinson, C.L. (2019). Focus Event and Public Policy. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_274-1

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