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Integration Processes and Policies in Europe : Contexts, Levels and Actors.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Garcés-Mascareñas, Blanca.
Other Authors: Penninx, Rinus.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2015.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:IMISCOE Research Series
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • Chapter 1: Introduction: Integration as a Three-Way Process Approach?
  • The EU Concept of Integration: From a Two-Way to a Three-Way Process
  • The Academic Approach to Integration and Policies
  • Structure of the Book
  • References
  • Chapter 2: The Concept of Integration as an Analytical Tool and as a Policy Concept
  • Introduction
  • The Study of Integration Processes
  • A Definition of the Concept
  • Three Dimensions
  • Two Parties
  • Three Levels and Indicators
  • Time and Generations
  • The Study of Integration Policies
  • A Definition of the Concept
  • Frames
  • Policy Measures
  • Governance
  • Politics and Time
  • Comparison as a Tool
  • Integration Processes
  • Integration Policies
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Migration and Immigrants in Europe: A Historical and Demographic Perspective
  • Introduction
  • Three Periods of Migration in Europe
  • From the 1950s to 1974: Guest Worker Schemes and Decolonization
  • From 1974 to the End of the 1980s: The Oil Crisis and Migration Control
  • From the 1990s to 2012: Recent Trends in Migration towards and Within Europe
  • Migration Towards and from Europe
  • Mobility of EU Citizens
  • Numbers and Destinations
  • Demographic Characteristics of Intra-EU Movers
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 4: National Immigration and Integration Policies in Europe Since 1973
  • Introduction
  • Immigration Experiences and National Policy Responses
  • Postcolonial, Labour, and Asylum Migrants in North-Western Europe
  • From Emigration to Immigration in the Southern European Countries
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Towards a European Approach to Asylum Seekers, Refugees, and Labour Migrants
  • Integration Regimes: Who Is to Integrate into What and by Which Means
  • Integration Policies in North-Western Europe.
  • Integration Policies in Southern European Countries
  • Integration Policies in Central and Eastern Europe
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 5: Who Is an Immigrant and Who Requires Integration? Categorizing in European Policies
  • Introduction
  • The Study of Categories and Its Relevance for Policymaking
  • Explicit Target Groups and Implicit Hierarchies in the Policy Chain
  • Route 1: EU Citizens
  • Route 2: Third-Country Nationals
  • Route 2a: Legal Immigrants and Target of Integration Policy
  • Route 2b: Legal Immigrants and Target of Return Policy
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 6: The Multilevel Governance of Migration and Integration
  • Introduction
  • A Framework for the Study of Multilevelness
  • Immigration Policies
  • Europeanization
  • Patterns of Multilevel Relations in Immigration Policies
  • Integration Policies
  • The Local Turn in Migrant Integration Policies
  • European Involvement and Nascent Multilevel Governance
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 7: Transnationalism as a Research Paradigm and Its Relevance for Integration
  • Introduction
  • New Ways of Thinking About Integration: The Transnationalism Paradigm
  • Empirical Findings: Transnationalism and Integration in Europe
  • Economic Transnational Activities
  • Political Transnational Activities
  • Sociocultural Transnational Activities
  • Challenges for Future Policy-Oriented Research
  • References
  • Chapter 8: Translocal Activities of Local Governments and Migrant Organizations
  • Introduction
  • Local Governments as Actors in Transnational Exchange
  • Characterizing the Transnational Activities of Local Governments
  • Motives and Frames of the Transnational/Translocal Activities of Local Governments
  • Impacts of Local Governments' Transnational Activities
  • Linking the Local Level "Here" and "There": Migrant Organizations.
  • Characterizing the Transnational Activities of Migrant Organizations
  • Motives and Frames of Translocal Activities of Migrant Organizations
  • Transnational Activities by Migrant Organizations: What Difference Do They Make?
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 9: Sending Country Policies
  • Introduction
  • Mapping the Outreach Policies of Countries of Origin
  • Explaining Sending Country Policies: Transnational Interests, National Politics, and the International Diffusion of Ideas
  • Transnational Relations as an Outcome of the Balance of Interests and Power between Sending Countries and Diasporas
  • The Politics of the State and Nation
  • Global Norms and the International Diffusion of Ideas
  • Perceptions of Sending Country Policies in Countries of Residence
  • Concluding Remarks
  • References
  • Chapter 10: Migration and Development Framework and Its Links to Integration
  • Introduction
  • Theoretical Perspectives on the M&amp
  • D Nexus
  • Migration Studies and Development Studies
  • Unpacking the M&amp
  • D Nexus
  • Virtuous and Vicious Circles: Theoretical Underpinnings
  • Optimism, Pessimism, and the Neoliberal Agenda
  • Towards a Broader Framing of Migration and Development
  • How Does the M&amp
  • D Frame Relate to the Integration Process, and Vice Versa?
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 11: Analysis and Conclusions
  • Introduction
  • The Concept of Integration
  • The Concept of Integration in Policies
  • National Integration Policies
  • Local Integration Policies
  • EU Integration Policies
  • Integration from the Perspective of Origin Countries
  • Migrants' Transnational Activities
  • Migrant Organizations, NGOs, and Local Governments
  • Governments of Origin Countries
  • The M&amp
  • D Nexus
  • From a Two-Way to a Three-Way Process Conception of Integration
  • References
  • Author Bios.

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