UNHCR and the pursuit of international protection: accountability through technology?

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UNHCR and the pursuit of international protection: accountability through technology? / Jacobsen, Katja Lindskov; Sandvik, Kristin B.

I: Third World Quarterly, 19.02.2018.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Jacobsen, KL & Sandvik, KB 2018, 'UNHCR and the pursuit of international protection: accountability through technology?', Third World Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2018.1432346

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Jacobsen, K. L., & Sandvik, K. B. (2018). UNHCR and the pursuit of international protection: accountability through technology? Third World Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2018.1432346

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Jacobsen KL, Sandvik KB. UNHCR and the pursuit of international protection: accountability through technology? Third World Quarterly. 2018 feb. 19. https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2018.1432346

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Jacobsen, Katja Lindskov ; Sandvik, Kristin B. / UNHCR and the pursuit of international protection: accountability through technology?. I: Third World Quarterly. 2018.

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