It’s Critical! – How Critical Disability Studies and Critical Disaster Studies Can Amplify Disabled Voices
By: Linda Stjernholm
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.1298 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011
Language: English
Page range: 763 - 774
Submitted on: Apr 30, 2025
Accepted on: Oct 16, 2025
Published on: Dec 17, 2025
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 2025 Linda Stjernholm, published by Stockholm University Press
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