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Civil society activists and vulnerability in South India: the relational politics of life history methods and development research

Activistes de la société civile et vulnérabilité en Inde du Sud: politiques relationnelles des méthodes d’histoire de vie et de la recherche du développement

Los activistas de la sociedad civil y la vulnerabilidad en el sur de India: la política relacional de los métodos de historia de vida y de la investigación para el desarrollo

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Pages 951-970 | Received 20 Mar 2015, Accepted 21 Jun 2016, Published online: 08 Aug 2016

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