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- ↑ http://www.sowi.hu-berlin.de/lehrbereiche/stadtsoz/mitarbeiterinnen/a-z/talja-blokland/research%20topics [ dead link ]
- ↑ "Footnotes | September-October 2009 Issue | Announcements".
