The local dimension of migration policymaking / edited by Tiziano Caponio and Maren Borkert.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Caponio, Tiziana.

Borkert, Maren.

IMISCOE (Organization)

Series:

IMISCOE reports

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union countries--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.

European Union countries.

Emigration and immigration.

Government policy.

Physical Description:

195 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2010]

Summary:

This searching study offers a fresh perspective on immigrant integration policy in European and North American cities. Seeing just where and how immigrants and their receiving societies interact on a daily basis, the authors expose societal inclusion as it operates at the local level. The individual chapters focus on three particular areas of migration policy-citizenship, welfare services and religious diversity - and, in so doing, consider urban settings in their respective national contexts. Spanning Switzerland, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Canada, the case studies are varied in their methodological approaches yet all demonstrate the relevance of the local level despite differences in state structures, models of integration and centre-peripheral relations. This complex comparative exercise yields important insights into immigration policies at work. It is one that responsible policymakers cannot ignore. Book jacket.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789089642325

9089642323

OCLC:

587198756