Violent Inaction: The Necropolitical Experience of Refugees in Europe

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Violent Inaction: The Necropolitical Experience of Refugees in Europe. / Davies, Thom; Isakjee, Arshad; Dhesi, Surindar.

In: Antipode, Vol. 49, No. 5, 01.11.2017, p. 1263-1284.

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Davies, T, Isakjee, A & Dhesi, S 2017, 'Violent Inaction: The Necropolitical Experience of Refugees in Europe', Antipode, vol. 49, no. 5, pp. 1263-1284. https://doi.org/10.1111/anti.12325

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Davies, T., Isakjee, A., & Dhesi, S. (2017). Violent Inaction: The Necropolitical Experience of Refugees in Europe. Antipode, 49(5), 1263-1284. https://doi.org/10.1111/anti.12325

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Davies T, Isakjee A, Dhesi S. Violent Inaction: The Necropolitical Experience of Refugees in Europe. Antipode. 2017 Nov 1;49(5):1263-1284. https://doi.org/10.1111/anti.12325

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Davies, Thom ; Isakjee, Arshad ; Dhesi, Surindar. / Violent Inaction: The Necropolitical Experience of Refugees in Europe. In: Antipode. 2017 ; Vol. 49, No. 5. pp. 1263-1284.

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