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The exclusion of (failed) asylum seekers from housing and home: exclusion and oppositional discourse

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The exclusion of (failed) asylum seekers from housing and home: exclusion and oppositional discourse. / Fox-O'Mahony, Lorna; Sweeney, James.
In: Journal of Law and Society, Vol. 37, No. 2, 06.2010, p. 285-314.

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Fox-O'Mahony, L & Sweeney, J 2010, 'The exclusion of (failed) asylum seekers from housing and home: exclusion and oppositional discourse', Journal of Law and Society, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 285-314. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6478.2010.00505.x

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Fox-O'Mahony, L., & Sweeney, J. (2010). The exclusion of (failed) asylum seekers from housing and home: exclusion and oppositional discourse. Journal of Law and Society, 37(2), 285-314. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6478.2010.00505.x

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Fox-O'Mahony L, Sweeney J. The exclusion of (failed) asylum seekers from housing and home: exclusion and oppositional discourse. Journal of Law and Society. 2010 Jun;37(2):285-314. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-6478.2010.00505.x

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Fox-O'Mahony, Lorna ; Sweeney, James. / The exclusion of (failed) asylum seekers from housing and home : exclusion and oppositional discourse. In: Journal of Law and Society. 2010 ; Vol. 37, No. 2. pp. 285-314.

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