New immigrants and migrants in social housing in Britain: Discursive themes and lived realities

Policy and Politics

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-77

  Robinson, David ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Britain; Immigration; Moral panic; Social housing

Indexed keywords

EID: 78249259112     PISSN: 03055736     EISSN: 14708442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/030557309X458407     Document Type: Article

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