The Sound of Citizenship
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3068780 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tine Damsholt (0000-0002-8120-1060, University of Copenhagen, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2008-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethnologia Europaea (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0425-4597 • E-ISSN: 1604-3030 |
| Publisher | Berghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.16995/ee.1035 |
| OpenAlex | W2523317257 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
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Acoustics · Citizenship · Physics · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Diverse Musicological Studies · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Law
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2023 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |