Interrogating the city: Comparing locally distinct crisis discourses

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Interrogating the city: Comparing locally distinct crisis discourses. / Barbehön, Marlon; Münch, Sybille.
in: Urban Studies, Jahrgang 54, Nr. 9, 01.07.2017, S. 2072–2086.

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Barbehön M, Münch S. Interrogating the city: Comparing locally distinct crisis discourses. Urban Studies. 2017 Jul 1;54(9):2072–2086. doi: 10.1177/0042098015613002

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