Re-Thinking migrants' networks and social capital: A case study of Iranians in Turkey

International Migration

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 161-196

  Koser Akcapar, Sebnem ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYLUM SEEKER; GLOBALIZATION; IMMIGRATION POLICY; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

TURKEY;

EID: 77349091127     PISSN: 00207985     EISSN: 14682435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2435.2009.00557.x     Document Type: Article

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