(No) laughing allowed-humour and the limits of soft power in prison

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(No) laughing allowed-humour and the limits of soft power in prison. / Laursen, Julie.

In: British Journal of Criminology, Vol. 57, No. 6, 01.11.2017, p. 1340-1358.

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Laursen, J 2017, '(No) laughing allowed-humour and the limits of soft power in prison', British Journal of Criminology, vol. 57, no. 6, pp. 1340-1358. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azw064

APA

Laursen, J. (2017). (No) laughing allowed-humour and the limits of soft power in prison. British Journal of Criminology, 57(6), 1340-1358. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azw064

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Laursen J. (No) laughing allowed-humour and the limits of soft power in prison. British Journal of Criminology. 2017 Nov 1;57(6):1340-1358. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azw064

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Laursen, Julie. / (No) laughing allowed-humour and the limits of soft power in prison. In: British Journal of Criminology. 2017 ; Vol. 57, No. 6. pp. 1340-1358.

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