Lesser youth?: Particular universalisms and young separated migrants in East London

Journal of Youth Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 257-273

  Sinha, Shamser ^a   Uppal, Shruti ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Cordis Bright Consulting ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Asylum seekers; Citizenship; Multiculturalism; Race; Refugees; Unaccompanied; Universalism; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449644593     PISSN: 13676261     EISSN: 14699680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13676260802687364     Document Type: Article

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