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A Nordic Nirvana? Gender, Citizenship, and Social Justice in the Nordic Welfare States

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ID12426626
AuthorsRuth Lister (corresponding author)
Year2009
Volume16
Issue2
Pages242-278
Publication date2009-05-07
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Politics International Studies in Gender State & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1072-4745 • E-ISSN: 1468-2893
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/sp/jxp007
OpenAlexW1996234752
LanguageEN
Citations received112
References cited64

Journal Article A Nordic Nirvana? Gender, Citizenship, and Social Justice in the Nordic Welfare States Get access Ruth Lister Ruth Lister E-mail: [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society, Volume 16, Issue 2, Summer 2009, Pages 242–278, https://doi.org/10.1093/sp/jxp007 Published: 07 May 2009

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