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Fleischmann, F., Martinovic, B., & Böhm, M. (2016). Mobilising mosques? The role of service attendance for political participation of Turkish and Moroccan minorities in the Netherlands. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 39(5), 746-763. https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2015.1081962

Fleischmann, Fenella ; Martinovic, Borja ; Böhm, Magdalena. / Mobilising mosques? The role of service attendance for political participation of Turkish and Moroccan minorities in the Netherlands. In: Ethnic and Racial Studies. 2016 ; Vol. 39, No. 5. pp. 746-763.

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Fleischmann, F, Martinovic, B & Böhm, M 2016, 'Mobilising mosques? The role of service attendance for political participation of Turkish and Moroccan minorities in the Netherlands', Ethnic and Racial Studies, vol. 39, no. 5, pp. 746-763. https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2015.1081962

Mobilising mosques? The role of service attendance for political participation of Turkish and Moroccan minorities in the Netherlands. / Fleischmann, Fenella; Martinovic, Borja; Böhm, Magdalena.
In: Ethnic and Racial Studies, Vol. 39, No. 5, 08.04.2016, p. 746-763.

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Fleischmann F, Martinovic B, Böhm M. Mobilising mosques? The role of service attendance for political participation of Turkish and Moroccan minorities in the Netherlands. Ethnic and Racial Studies. 2016 Apr 8;39(5):746-763. doi: 10.1080/01419870.2015.1081962