In search of 'invisible' actors: Barriers to access in refugee research

Journal of Refugee Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 281-298

  Harrell Bond, Barbara ^a   Voutira, Eftihia ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MACEDONIA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Access; Detention; Dissemination; Empowerment; Refugee camps

Indexed keywords

EMPOWERMENT; REFUGEE; RESEARCH;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EGYPT; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; KENYA; NORTH AFRICA; SIERRA LEONE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SUDAN; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 34547882371     PISSN: 09516328     EISSN: 14716925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jrs/fem015     Document Type: Article

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