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Tensions and unity in the struggle for citizenship: Swedish disability rights activists claim ‘Full Participation! Now!’

Marie SépulchreSociology Department, Uppsala University, Uppsala, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 539-561 | Received 03 Apr 2017, Accepted 09 Feb 2018, Published online: 25 Feb 2018

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