Refugee integration: Emerging trends and remaining agendas

Journal of Refugee Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 589-607

  Strang, Alison ^a   Ager, Alastair ^b  

^a QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Belonging; Citizenship; Framework; Integration; Perspectives; Refugee; Rights; Social connection

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HUMAN RIGHTS; REFUGEE; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

EID: 78649833317     PISSN: 09516328     EISSN: 14716925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jrs/feq046     Document Type: Article

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