Negotiating Citizenship on the Frontlines: How the Devolution of Canadian Immigration Policy Shapes Service Delivery to Women Fleeing Abuse

Law and Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 211-236

  Bhuyan, Rupaleem ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 84856972344     PISSN: 02658240     EISSN: 14679930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9930.2011.00361.x     Document Type: Article

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