The status of the asylum-seeking child in Norway and Denmark: Comparing discourses, politics and practices

Journal of Refugee Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 62-81

  Vitus, Kathrine ^a   Lidén, Hilde ^b  

^a VIVE THE DANISH CENTER FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH   (Denmark)

^b INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Asylum seeking; Children's rights; Immigration control

Indexed keywords

ASYLUM SEEKER; CHILD CARE; HEGEMONY; IMMIGRATION POLICY; MIGRATION DETERMINANT;

DENMARK; NORWAY;

EID: 77955260722     PISSN: 09516328     EISSN: 14716925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jrs/feq003     Document Type: Article

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