Structuring Migrants' Political Activities on the Internet: A Two-Dimensional Approach

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1381-1403

  Kissau, Kathrin ^a  

^a NET Metrix AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Country Orientation; Internet; Migrants; Offline; Online; Political Activity

Indexed keywords

INTERNET; MIGRATION; POLITICAL RELATIONS; SOCIAL NETWORK;

EID: 84864975948     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: 14699451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369183X.2012.698207     Document Type: Article

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