Guarding the gates of Europe: A typological analysis of immigration attitudes across 21 countries

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 365-379

  Green, Eva G T ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

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EID: 36048993118     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: 1464066X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207590600852454     Document Type: Article

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