Asylum-seekers and refugees: A structuration theory analysis of their experiences in the UK

Population, Space and Place

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 257-271

  Healey, Ruth L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asylum seekers; Coping strategies; Experiences; Population geography; Refugees; Structuration theory

Indexed keywords

ASYLUM SEEKER; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; COPING STRATEGY; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE; REFUGEE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

AFRICA; ASIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; KENYA; MIDDLE EAST; POLAND; SOMALIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; YEMEN;

EID: 33746469845     PISSN: 15448444     EISSN: 15448452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psp.412     Document Type: Article

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