The politicization of migrants: Further evidence that politicized collective identity is a dual identity

Political Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 717-738

  Simon, Bernd ^a   Grabow, Olga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dual identification; Migration; Politicization; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956624282     PISSN: 0162895X     EISSN: 14679221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9221.2010.00782.x     Document Type: Article

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