An 'untied' research agenda for family migration: Loosening the 'shackles' of the past

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 263-282

  Smith, Darren P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agency; Biographical approach; Long distance family migration; Qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; METHODOLOGY; MIGRATION;

EID: 16544387142     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369183042000200696     Document Type: Article

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