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Toward a feminist housing commons?: Conceptualising care - (as) - work in collaborative housing

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Toward a feminist housing commons? Conceptualising care - (as) - work in collaborative housing. / Fernández Arrigoitia, Melissa; Ferreri, M.; Hudson, J. et al.
In: Housing, Theory and Society, Vol. 40, No. 5, 31.10.2023, p. 660-678.

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Fernández Arrigoitia, M, Ferreri, M, Hudson, J, Scanlon, K & West, K 2023, 'Toward a feminist housing commons? Conceptualising care - (as) - work in collaborative housing', Housing, Theory and Society, vol. 40, no. 5, pp. 660-678. https://doi.org/10.1080/14036096.2023.2247414

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Fernández Arrigoitia, M., Ferreri, M., Hudson, J., Scanlon, K., & West, K. (2023). Toward a feminist housing commons? Conceptualising care - (as) - work in collaborative housing. Housing, Theory and Society, 40(5), 660-678. https://doi.org/10.1080/14036096.2023.2247414

Vancouver

Fernández Arrigoitia M, Ferreri M, Hudson J, Scanlon K, West K. Toward a feminist housing commons? Conceptualising care - (as) - work in collaborative housing. Housing, Theory and Society. 2023 Oct 31;40(5):660-678. Epub 2023 Aug 22. doi: 10.1080/14036096.2023.2247414

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Fernández Arrigoitia, Melissa ; Ferreri, M. ; Hudson, J. et al. / Toward a feminist housing commons? Conceptualising care - (as) - work in collaborative housing. In: Housing, Theory and Society. 2023 ; Vol. 40, No. 5. pp. 660-678.

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