The missing link: Social network analysis in migration and transnationalism

Social Networks

Volumn 53, Issue , 2018, Pages 1-3

  Bilecen, Başak ^a   Gamper, Markus ^b   Lubbers, Miranda J ^c  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Migration; Personal networks; Social network analysis; Transnationalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 85023622908     PISSN: 03788733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socnet.2017.07.001     Document Type: Article

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