Intersectional-Agency: Choosing Who I Am as a Ticket to Opportunities
By: Line Melbøe and Karen Soldatić
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.1272 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011
Language: English
Page range: 445 - 458
Submitted on: Feb 25, 2025
Accepted on: Aug 11, 2025
Published on: Aug 28, 2025
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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