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African Urban Youth Challenge Views of Citizenship

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Where is Hochnamibian? – a rejoinder to Bjarnesen et al

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Citizenship is a Room full of Elephants – An Engagement with the Reply by van Pinxteren & Oloruntoba-Oju on Citizenship and Language

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The Elephant in the Room: Citizenship and language (a reply to Bjarnesen et al)

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Creating Belonging or Ruling by Exclusion? Politics, Citizenship and African Governance

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