Everyday Rituals of Migration: Constructing Relatedness and Agency among Young Refugees in Denmark

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Everyday Rituals of Migration : Constructing Relatedness and Agency among Young Refugees in Denmark. / Verdasco, Andrea.

I: Ethnos, Bind 85, Nr. 3, 2020, s. 550-574.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Verdasco, A 2020, 'Everyday Rituals of Migration: Constructing Relatedness and Agency among Young Refugees in Denmark', Ethnos, bind 85, nr. 3, s. 550-574. https://doi.org/10.1080/00141844.2019.1604558

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Verdasco, A. (2020). Everyday Rituals of Migration: Constructing Relatedness and Agency among Young Refugees in Denmark. Ethnos, 85(3), 550-574. https://doi.org/10.1080/00141844.2019.1604558

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Verdasco A. Everyday Rituals of Migration: Constructing Relatedness and Agency among Young Refugees in Denmark. Ethnos. 2020;85(3):550-574. https://doi.org/10.1080/00141844.2019.1604558

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Verdasco, Andrea. / Everyday Rituals of Migration : Constructing Relatedness and Agency among Young Refugees in Denmark. I: Ethnos. 2020 ; Bind 85, Nr. 3. s. 550-574.

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