Albanian migration and new transnationalisms

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 939-948

  Mai, Nicola ^a   Schwandner Sievers, Stephanie ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agency; Albanian migration; Identity; Media stereotyping; Transnationalism

Indexed keywords

IMMIGRANT POPULATION; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 0346734298     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369183032000171302     Document Type: Article

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