The Personal is Political – And Then What? Ideology, Representation, and Legitimacy in a Swedish Disability Organisation
By: Oskar Krantz, Stina Melander and Julia Bahner
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.1001 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011
Language: English
Page range: 198 - 211
Submitted on: Jan 5, 2023
Accepted on: May 25, 2023
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