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Parallel lives and ghettos in Britain: facts or myths?

Ludi Simpson Ludi Simpson is Professor of Population Studies and Nissa Finney is a Research Fellow at the University of Manchester. Ludi works with population statistics, aiming to extend their use by communities and governments. Nissa's research focuses on migration and local ethnic population change within Britain. Ludi and Nissa extend the arguments in this article in their book Sleepwalking to Segregation? Challenging myths about race and migration (2009, Policy Press). (email: [email protected]; [email protected])
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Nissa Finney Ludi Simpson is Professor of Population Studies and Nissa Finney is a Research Fellow at the University of Manchester. Ludi works with population statistics, aiming to extend their use by communities and governments. Nissa's research focuses on migration and local ethnic population change within Britain. Ludi and Nissa extend the arguments in this article in their book Sleepwalking to Segregation? Challenging myths about race and migration (2009, Policy Press). (email: [email protected]; [email protected])
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