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social science subjects > sociology > race, ethnicity and migration > sociopolitical movements and conflicts > cross-frontier contacts
social science subjects > sociology > race, ethnicity and migration > global perspectives > cross-frontier contacts
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > demography of law > immigration and citizenship > cross-frontier contacts
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > demography of law > immigration and citizenship > cross-frontier contacts

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cross-frontier contacts  

Definition

  • Cross-frontier contacts are relevant to situations in which members of the same national, ethnic, religious, linguistic, or cultural group are separated by international boundaries. Groups like these, which are often referred to as transfrontier minorities, are a by-product of nation-state formation. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society; Cross-Frontier Contacts]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-N1VJFF70-V

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