Becoming Europe : immigration, integration, and the welfare state / Patrick Ireland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ireland, Patrick R. (Patrick Richard), 1961-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

North Africans.

Turks.

Immigrants--Cultural assimilation.

Emigration and immigration.

Social aspects.

Government policy.

Europe--Emigration and immigration--Government policy--Case studies.

Europe.

Europe--Emigration and immigration--Social aspects--Case studies.

Welfare state--Europe.

Welfare state.

Immigrants--Cultural assimilation--Europe.

Immigrants.

Ethnicity--Europe.

Ethnicity.

Turks--Europe.

North Africans--Europe.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xii, 274 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2004]

Summary:

Patrick Ireland argues that it is incorrect blithely to anticipate unavoidable conflict between Muslim immigrants and European host societies. Noting similarities in the structure of the welfare states in Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium -- as well as in their respective North African and Turkish immigrant communities -- he compares national- and city-level developments to show how approaches toward immigrant settlement have diverged widely and evolved over time.

Contents:

1. Introduction: Europe's Immigrant Integration Crisis 1

2. Germany: Social Policy and the Construction of Ethnic Identities 27

3. German Cities and City-States: Facing Diversity in Diverse Ways 60

4. The Netherlands: Pillars, Pragmatism, and Welfare State Restructuring 116

5. Belgium: Between Cultural Pluralism and Liberal Neutrality 163

6. Conclusion: The Defining Role of Policies and Institutions 210.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-265) and index.

ISBN:

0822958457

OCLC:

55208504