European liaisons? A study on European bi-national marriages in Belgium

Population, Space and Place

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 110-125

  Koelet, Suzana ^a   De Valk, Helga A G ^a,b  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b NETHERLANDS INTERDISCIPLINARY DEMOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bi national marriages; European integration; European mobility; Free movers; Intermarriage

Indexed keywords

ETHNICITY; EUROPEAN UNION; IMMIGRANT; MARRIAGE;

BELGIUM;

EID: 84896712163     PISSN: 15448444     EISSN: 15448452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psp.1773     Document Type: Article

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