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Mapping Sanctuary’s Sacred Promise

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Sanctuary City: A Suspended State

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Maps the discursive terrain of the official UK-based sanctuary movement.

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  1. Tiffy Allen, City of Sanctuary National Coordinator, National City of Sanctuary AGM. Nottingham. October 31, 2011. Also see the City of Sanctuary website which identifies this long-term vision: http://www.cityofsanctuary.org/node/555Website (accessed: October 15, 2011).

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  1. University of Victoria, Canada

    Jennifer J. Bagelman (Temporary Assistant Professor)

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Bagelman, J.J. (2016). Mapping Sanctuary’s Sacred Promise. In: Sanctuary City: A Suspended State. Mobility & Politics. Palgrave Pivot, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137480385_2

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