The Smuggling of Migrants in Greece: An Examination of its Social Organization

European Journal of Criminology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 439-461

  Antonopoulos, Georgios A ^a   Winterdyk, John ^b  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MOUNT ROYAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Comparative; Greece; Migrants; Smuggling; Social Organization

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250756295     PISSN: 14773708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1477370806067912     Document Type: Article

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