Governance or interpellation? An elaboration of civil servant practice(s)

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Governance or interpellation? An elaboration of civil servant practice(s). / Nielsen, Niels Jul.

In: Ethnologia Europaea, Vol. 52, No. 1, 2022, p. 1-22.

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Nielsen, NJ 2022, 'Governance or interpellation? An elaboration of civil servant practice(s)', Ethnologia Europaea, vol. 52, no. 1, pp. 1-22. https://doi.org/10.16995/ee.3004

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Nielsen, N. J. (2022). Governance or interpellation? An elaboration of civil servant practice(s). Ethnologia Europaea, 52(1), 1-22. https://doi.org/10.16995/ee.3004

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Nielsen NJ. Governance or interpellation? An elaboration of civil servant practice(s). Ethnologia Europaea. 2022;52(1):1-22. https://doi.org/10.16995/ee.3004

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Nielsen, Niels Jul. / Governance or interpellation? An elaboration of civil servant practice(s). In: Ethnologia Europaea. 2022 ; Vol. 52, No. 1. pp. 1-22.

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