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Creating a future while waiting for a residence permit: temporary and irregular migrants in informal social infrastructures

Tulevaisuutta tekemässä, oleskelulupaa odottaessa: Tilapäisillä oleskeluluvilla elävien maahanmuuttajien ja turvapaikanhakijoiden epäviralliset sosiaaliset infrastruktuurit

Å skape en fremtid mens man venter på oppholdstillatelse: Midlertidige og irregulære migranter i uformelle sosiale infrastrukturer

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