Political Representation and the Human Rights Model of Disability: A Bulgarian Case
By: Ina Dimitrova, Mitko Nikolov, Teodor Mladenov and Gabor Petri
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.1052 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011
Language: English
Page range: 393 - 409
Submitted on: Jun 28, 2023
Accepted on: May 21, 2024
Published on: Jul 10, 2024
Published by: Stockholm University Press
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© 2024 Ina Dimitrova, Mitko Nikolov, Teodor Mladenov, Gabor Petri, published by Stockholm University Press
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