Contested governance in the making of multicultural societies: Labor migration and International marriages in South Korea

Korea Observer

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 273-300

  Kim, Hyuk Rae ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Contested governance practices of societies in south korea. in this change; Demographic changes; International marriages; Labor migration; Migration policy; Multiculturalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349291094     PISSN: 00233919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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