Between social dumping and social protection. The challenge of creating ’orderly working conditions’ among Polish circular migrants in the Copenhagen area, Denmark.

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Between social dumping and social protection. The challenge of creating ’orderly working conditions’ among Polish circular migrants in the Copenhagen area, Denmark. / Nielsen, Niels Jul; Sandberg, Marie.

In: Ethnologia Europaea: Journal for European Ethnology, Vol. 44, No. 1, 20.06.2014, p. 23-37.

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Nielsen, NJ & Sandberg, M 2014, 'Between social dumping and social protection. The challenge of creating ’orderly working conditions’ among Polish circular migrants in the Copenhagen area, Denmark.', Ethnologia Europaea: Journal for European Ethnology, vol. 44, no. 1, pp. 23-37. https://doi.org/10.16995/ee.1119

APA

Nielsen, N. J., & Sandberg, M. (2014). Between social dumping and social protection. The challenge of creating ’orderly working conditions’ among Polish circular migrants in the Copenhagen area, Denmark. Ethnologia Europaea: Journal for European Ethnology, 44(1), 23-37. https://doi.org/10.16995/ee.1119

Vancouver

Nielsen NJ, Sandberg M. Between social dumping and social protection. The challenge of creating ’orderly working conditions’ among Polish circular migrants in the Copenhagen area, Denmark. Ethnologia Europaea: Journal for European Ethnology. 2014 Jun 20;44(1):23-37. https://doi.org/10.16995/ee.1119

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Nielsen, Niels Jul ; Sandberg, Marie. / Between social dumping and social protection. The challenge of creating ’orderly working conditions’ among Polish circular migrants in the Copenhagen area, Denmark. In: Ethnologia Europaea: Journal for European Ethnology. 2014 ; Vol. 44, No. 1. pp. 23-37.

Bibtex

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