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Spatial (in)justice shaping the home as a space of work

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|Feb 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/bc.733 | Journal eISSN: 2632-6655
Language: English
Submitted on: Oct 2, 2025
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Published on: Feb 9, 2026
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