Agency and silence: Young people seeking asylum alone in the UK

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2050-2068

  Chase, Elaine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agency; Asylum; Scrutiny; Silence; Unaccompanied young people

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651287934     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcp103     Document Type: Article

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