Mbororo claims to regional citizenship and minority status in north-west Cameroon

Africa

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 540-560

  Pelican, Michaela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; DEMOCRATIZATION; ETHNIC CONFLICT; ETHNICITY; IMMIGRANT; MINORITY GROUP; POLITICAL CHANGE; SOCIAL EXCLUSION;

AFRICA; CAMEROON; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 58249119617     PISSN: 00019720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3366/E0001972008000430     Document Type: Article

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