Denied, but Effective - Stock Stories in Danish Welfare Work with Refugees

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Denied, but Effective - Stock Stories in Danish Welfare Work with Refugees. / Padovan-Özdemir, Marta; Øland, Trine.

I: Race Ethnicity and Education, Bind 25, Nr. 2, 2022, s. 212-230.

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Padovan-Özdemir, M & Øland, T 2022, 'Denied, but Effective - Stock Stories in Danish Welfare Work with Refugees', Race Ethnicity and Education, bind 25, nr. 2, s. 212-230. https://doi.org/10.1080/13613324.2020.1798375

APA

Padovan-Özdemir, M., & Øland, T. (2022). Denied, but Effective - Stock Stories in Danish Welfare Work with Refugees. Race Ethnicity and Education, 25(2), 212-230. https://doi.org/10.1080/13613324.2020.1798375

Vancouver

Padovan-Özdemir M, Øland T. Denied, but Effective - Stock Stories in Danish Welfare Work with Refugees. Race Ethnicity and Education. 2022;25(2):212-230. https://doi.org/10.1080/13613324.2020.1798375

Author

Padovan-Özdemir, Marta ; Øland, Trine. / Denied, but Effective - Stock Stories in Danish Welfare Work with Refugees. I: Race Ethnicity and Education. 2022 ; Bind 25, Nr. 2. s. 212-230.

Bibtex

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