Transnational cyberpublics: New political spaces for labour migrants in Asia

Ethnic and Racial Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 234-252

  Law, Lisa ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Activism; Cyber culture; Labour migration; Transnational communities

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; E-COMMERCE; HUMAN RIGHTS; LABOR MIGRATION; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ASIA;

EID: 0037357921     PISSN: 01419870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0141987032000054411     Document Type: Article

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