Nigerian migration to Ireland: Movements, motivations and experiences

Irish Geography

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 225-241

  Komolafe, Julius ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Individual experiences; Macro and micro level approaches; Nigerian migration

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN IMMIGRANT; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE;

AFRICA; EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 48449089982     PISSN: 00750778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00750770802077016     Document Type: Article

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