Immigrant incorporation in an era of weak civic institutions: Immigrant civic and political participation in the United States

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1189-1213

  DeSipio, Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

immigrant incorporation; immigrant politics; naturalization; transnationalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051875122     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764211407842     Document Type: Article

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