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Servants of a ‘sinking titanic’ or actors of change? Contested identities of social workers in Sweden

Passiva tjänare av ‘ett sjunkande skepp’ eller förändringsaktörer? Ifrågasatta identiteter hos socialarbetare i Sverige

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