The 2006-2007 immigration mobilizations and community capacity: The experience of Chicago

Latino Studies

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 10-37

  Betancur, John J ^a   Garcia, Maricela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b National Council of La Raza   (United States)

Author keywords

community and organizational capacity; Immigration movement; Latino; mass mobilization

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955378536     PISSN: 14763435     EISSN: 14763443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/lst.2011.3     Document Type: Article

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