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Research Article

‘I’m the boss of the Stiemerbeek valley!’ Reconsidering children’s empowerment in participatory design from the perspective of infrastructuring

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Pages 340-354 | Received 10 Mar 2020, Accepted 31 Mar 2021, Published online: 12 Apr 2021

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