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Community Connections: Understanding Local Dynamics in Italian Asylum Policy Implementation 社区联系：了解意大利庇护政策实施中的地方动态

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International Migration Review Pub Date : 2025-01-03 DOI: 10.1177/01979183241309577

Claudia Peroni

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Using Organic Data in Migration Research 有机数据在迁移研究中的应用

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International Migration Review Pub Date : 2024-12-27 DOI: 10.1177/01979183231193627

Katharine Donato, Jacobs Elizabeth, Singh Lisa, Arab Ali, Wycoff Nathan

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Book Review: A Thousand Tiny Cuts 书评：一千个细小的切口

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International Migration Review Pub Date : 2024-12-12 DOI: 10.1177/01979183241305397

Abhishek Saha

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Uncovering Attitudes to Family Migration—A Conjoint Survey Experiment with a Dyadic Approach 揭示对家庭迁移的态度——二元方法的联合调查实验

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International Migration Review Pub Date : 2024-12-11 DOI: 10.1177/01979183241293391

Lutz Gschwind, Johan Wejryd, Jonas Hultin Rosenberg, Anton Ahlén, Karin Borevi

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Becoming “Platform Workers”: A Biographical Exploration of Temporary Visa and Worker Subjectivities in the Gig Economy 成为“平台工人”：零工经济中临时签证和工人主体性的传记探索

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International Migration Review Pub Date : 2024-12-10 DOI: 10.1177/01979183241299717

Isabella Stingl, Barbara Orth

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Book Review: Historias migratorias y educativas de estudiantes transfronterizos entre Estados Unidos y México 书评：美墨边境学生的移民和教育故事

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International Migration Review Pub Date : 2024-12-06 DOI: 10.1177/01979183241299681

Francisco Salgado-Robles

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From Policy to Reality: Examining the Rippling Effects of Return Migration Governance in Nigeria 从政策到现实：审视尼日利亚返乡移民治理的涟漪效应

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International Migration Review Pub Date : 2024-12-05 DOI: 10.1177/01979183241293388

Simona Schreier

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Book Review: Framing Refugees 书评塑造难民

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International Migration Review Pub Date : 2024-11-19 DOI: 10.1177/01979183241297866

Andrea Lawlor

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How Do Immigration Policies Affect Voter Support for Low-Skilled Immigrants? Evidence from a Survey Experiment 移民政策如何影响选民对低技能移民的支持？来自调查实验的证据

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International Migration Review Pub Date : 2024-11-18 DOI: 10.1177/01979183241296032

Vincent Hopkins, Andrea Lawlor, Mireille Paquet

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Can We See Their ID? Measuring Immigrants’ Legal Trajectory: Lessons From a French Survey 我们能看到他们的身份证吗？衡量移民的法律轨迹：法国调查的启示

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International Migration Review Pub Date : 2024-11-14 DOI: 10.1177/01979183241295995

Julia Descamps

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