Moving Subjects, Stagnant Paradigms: Can the 'Mobilities Paradigm' Transcend Methodological Nationalism?

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 311-327

  Kalir, Barak ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chinese Workers; Israel; Methodological Nationalism; Mobilities Paradigm; National Borders; Physical and Social Mobility

Indexed keywords

BORDER REGION; IMMIGRATION; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; MOBILITY; NATIONALISM;

CHINA; ISRAEL;

EID: 84872389925     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: 14699451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369183X.2013.723260     Document Type: Article

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