Friendship-making: Exploring Network Formations through the Narratives of Irish Highly Qualified Migrants in Britain

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1664-1683

  Ryan, Louise ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Friendship making; Homophily; Irish Highly Qualified; Migration; Social Networks

Indexed keywords

MIGRATION; MOBILITY; NETWORKING; SOCIAL NETWORK;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84938556208     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: 14699451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369183X.2015.1015409     Document Type: Article

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