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Integrating Social Work with Human Rights in Croatia: A Long Way to Mutual Recognition

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    Nino Žganec, Gordana Berc & Marina Milić Babić

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Žganec, N., Berc, G., Babić, M.M. (2022). Integrating Social Work with Human Rights in Croatia: A Long Way to Mutual Recognition. In: Krasniqi, V., McPherson, J. (eds) Human Rights in this Age of Uncertainty. European Social Work Education and Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11728-2_3

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