Politics of disappearance: Scanners and (unobserved) bodies as mediators of security practices

International Political Sociology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 188-209

  Bellanova, Rocco ^a   Fuster, Gloria González ^b  

^a FACULTÉS UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LOUIS   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

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EID: 84878959910     PISSN: 17495679     EISSN: 17495687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ips.12017     Document Type: Article

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