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We provide results of the analyses of two important and integrally linked topics. One is the extent of the international reach of the Koch Brothers. The other is their very prominent role in promoting climate change denial. Using a variety of social network tools, we display both the international reach of the Koch Brothers and their focus and motivating force driving the formation of units promoting climate change denial.
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Doreian, P., Mrvar, A. (2021). The International Reach of the Koch Brothers Network. In: Antonyuk, A., Basov, N. (eds) Networks in the Global World V. NetGloW 2020. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 181. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64877-0_15
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