The migration debate / Sarah Spencer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Spencer, Sarah.

Series:

Policy and politics in the twenty-first century.

Policy and politics in the twenty-first century

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emigration and immigration--Economic aspects.

Emigration and immigration.

Emigration and immigration--Social aspects.

Emigration and immigration--Political aspects.

Political refugees.

Debates and debating.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Edition:

Online-ausg.

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Policy Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A well balanced, critical analysis of UK migration policies, in a European context, from entry controls through to integration and citizenship of interest to academics and policy makers alike.

Contents:

THE MIGRATION DEBATE; Contents; Acknowledgements; Glossary; 1. Introduction: migration policy in the 21st century; Competing policy objectives; This book; Terminology; A global phenomenon; Understanding the dynamics of migration; Impact of policy intervention; State capacity subject to constraints; The policymaking process; Historical overview; Migration and migrants in the UK; Chapters of this book; 2. Protection: asylum and refugee policy; Legal and ethical constraints; Rise in asylum applications in Europe; Development of asylum policy; Policy under Labour; Threefold strategy

Barriers to arrivalCurtailing access to work and welfare support; Fast throughput to refugee status or removal; Conclusion; 3. Migration for work and study; Labour migration: ad hoc expansion pre-1997; Demand for migrant workers; Shift to 'managed migration' to maximise economic gains; Impact on source countries; New workers from the European Union; Points-Based System; Distinct UK model; Differing views on economic impacts; Migration Advisory Committee; Annual cap on non-EEA labour migrants; Protection within the labour market; Migration for study; Campaign to increase the UK's market share

Points-Based System Tier 4Conclusion; 4. Family migration; Three modes of family migration; Capacity to restrict entry; Limits on who can be joined by family members; Redefining who counts as family; Curbing entry on the basis of marriage; Further conditions attached; Procedural barriers to entry; Impact of restrictive conditions of stay; Family visitors; Conclusion; 5. Irregular migration; Why 'irregular'?; Causes: understanding the context; Is irregular migration a problem?; Irregular migrants in the UK; Inflexible legal framework; Policy drivers; Inter-agency focus on enforcement

E-borders and 'identity management'Trafficking; Employer sanctions; Controls on access to services; Detention and removal; Reality check; Restoration of legal status; Conclusion; 6. Integration and citizenship; Why 'integration'?; Integration processes: what do we know?; Models of policy intervention; EU policy framework; UK policy development; From anti-discrimination to a duty to advance equality; Targeted integration strategy: refugees only; English language proficiency; Community cohesion agenda; Focus on impacts of migration at the local level; Fragmented responsibility in Whitehall

Citizenship and civic participationIntegration policy: whose responsibility?; Conclusion; 7. Conclusion; Competing priorities and constraints; Policy trade-offs to meet competing objectives; Polarised public debate; Lack of a strategy to promote 'integration'; Moving forward; Index; THEmigrationDEBATE; THEmigrationDEBATE; Contents; Acknowledgements; Glossary; Introduction: migration policy in the 21st century; Competing policy objectives; This book; Terminology; A global phenomenon; Understanding the dynamics of migration; Impact of policy intervention; State capacity subject to constraints

The policymaking process

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786613395450

9781447304562

144730456X

9781283395458

1283395452

9781847422866

1847422861

OCLC:

772844907