Dual citizenship or dual identity? Does 'transnationalism' supplant 'nationalism' among returning Trinidadians?

Global Networks

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 373-397

  Conway, Dennis ^a   Potter, Robert B ^b   St Bernard, Godfrey ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Dual citizenship; Return migration; Transnationalism; Trinidad and Tobago

Indexed keywords

DUAL CITIZENSHIP; RETURN MIGRATION; TRANSNATIONALISM; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

REGIONAL PLANNING;

ADAPTATION; CITIZENSHIP; DOMINANCE; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; KINSHIP; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE; NATIONALISM; RETURN MIGRATION; YOUNG POPULATION;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; LESSER ANTILLES; TRINIDAD [TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO]; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

EID: 50849144046     PISSN: 14702266     EISSN: 14710374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0374.2008.00230.x     Document Type: Article

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