The transnational political practices of Colombians in Spain and the United Kingdom: Politics 'here' and 'there'

Ethnic and Racial Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-91

  Bermudez, Anastasia ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colombia; Latin America; Political participation; Spain; Transnational migration; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

INFORMAL SECTOR; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; POLITICAL RELATIONS;

COLOMBIA; LATIN AMERICA; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 72149118200     PISSN: 01419870     EISSN: 14664356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01419870903125838     Document Type: Article

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