Children's roles in transnational migration

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1159-1170

  White, Allen ^a   Laoire, Caitríona Ní ^a   Tyrrell, Naomi ^b   Carpena Méndez, Fina ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood; Migrant children; Transnational migration

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; HEGEMONY; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; MIGRATION DETERMINANT; MOBILITY; POLICY ANALYSIS; POPULATION MIGRATION; RESEARCH WORK; TRANSMIGRATION;

EID: 77955303027     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: 14699451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369183X.2011.590635     Document Type: Article

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