Anti-immigrant attitudes in Europe: Outgroup size and perceived ethnic threat

European Sociological Review

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-67

  Schneider, Silke L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

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EID: 38349147753     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcm034     Document Type: Article

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