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Resilient Adaptation or Reclaimed Agency? Ukrainian Women’s Negotiation of Integration in Romania

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|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/genst-2025-0003 | Journal eISSN: 2286-0134 | Journal ISSN: 1583-980X
Language: English
Page range: 52 - 84
Published on: Dec 8, 2025
Published by: West University of Timisoara
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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