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From Refugee Camps to Gated Communities - Biopolitics and the End of the City. / Diken, B.
In: Citizenship Studies, Vol. 8, No. 1, 01.03.2004, p. 83-106.

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Diken, B 2004, 'From Refugee Camps to Gated Communities - Biopolitics and the End of the City.', Citizenship Studies, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 83-106. https://doi.org/10.1080/1362102042000178373

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Diken, B. (2004). From Refugee Camps to Gated Communities - Biopolitics and the End of the City. Citizenship Studies, 8(1), 83-106. https://doi.org/10.1080/1362102042000178373

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Diken B. From Refugee Camps to Gated Communities - Biopolitics and the End of the City. Citizenship Studies. 2004 Mar 1;8(1):83-106. doi: 10.1080/1362102042000178373

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Diken, B. / From Refugee Camps to Gated Communities - Biopolitics and the End of the City. In: Citizenship Studies. 2004 ; Vol. 8, No. 1. pp. 83-106.

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