Who benefits? Welfare chauvinism and national stereotypes

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Who benefits? Welfare chauvinism and national stereotypes. / Hjorth, Frederik Georg.

In: European Union Politics, Vol. 17, No. 1, 1, 2016, p. 3-24.

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Hjorth, FG 2016, 'Who benefits? Welfare chauvinism and national stereotypes', European Union Politics, vol. 17, no. 1, 1, pp. 3-24. https://doi.org/10.1177/1465116515607371

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Hjorth, F. G. (2016). Who benefits? Welfare chauvinism and national stereotypes. European Union Politics, 17(1), 3-24. [1]. https://doi.org/10.1177/1465116515607371

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Hjorth FG. Who benefits? Welfare chauvinism and national stereotypes. European Union Politics. 2016;17(1):3-24. 1. https://doi.org/10.1177/1465116515607371

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Hjorth, Frederik Georg. / Who benefits? Welfare chauvinism and national stereotypes. In: European Union Politics. 2016 ; Vol. 17, No. 1. pp. 3-24.

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