THE PURSUIT OF RELATIONS AS A CONSTUTIVE PART OF BIOLOGICAL CITISENSHIP IN A BOSNIAN BORDER TOWN
Keywords:
biological citizenship, connections, local knowledgeAbstract
This paper focuses on situations where one is troubled by the "life itself". To navigate through the state system of social and health politics in town on a Bosnian border meant having personal connections as much as following prescribed steps within the institution. To understand the biological aspect of citizenship in this context, you need to have a knowledge of teh social position of the locals.
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