Migrant mobilisation and political opportunities: Variation among German cities and a comparison with the United Kingdom and the Netherlands

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 449-470

  Koopmans, Ruud ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Citizenship; Ethnic mobilisation; Integration politics; Political opportunity structure; Political participation; Transnational communities

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNIC MINORITY; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION;

BENELUX; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; NETHERLANDS; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 2442571047     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691830410001682034     Document Type: Article

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