Urban refugees in nairobi: Problems of protection, mechanisms of survival, and possibilities for integration

Journal of Refugee Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 396-413

  Campbell, Elizabeth H ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Refugee self sufficiency and trade networks; Somali refugees in Nairobi

Indexed keywords

ASYLUM SEEKER; LEGAL RIGHTS; REFUGEE; SURVIVAL; URBAN POPULATION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; NAIROBI [KENYA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33750131158     PISSN: 09516328     EISSN: 14716925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jrs/fel011     Document Type: Article

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