Migration Policies and Political Participation - Inclusion or Intrusion in Western Europe?
ODMALM Pontus
Product details
- Categories: Asylum and Immigration, Western Europe
- Publisher: PALGRAVE-MACMILLAN
- Collection: Migration, Minorities and Citizenship
- ISBN: 9781403992680
- Publication Date: 26/10/2005
- Binding: Hardback
- Number of pages: 272
- Language: English
Summary
The author investigates the institutional opportunities and constraints for migrants to participate politically in five Western European counties. The book explores how the national political arena has been shaped through the historical development of these institutions and what effects they have on the political integration of migrants and ethnic minorities and the ways in which they organise. These settings also influence the strategies that organised migrant interests pursue, and the author looks closer at why certain options have been present in some countries but not in others. In addition, the book also looks at how post-war immigration has effected citizenship and immigration policies in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom. By comparing these policies, conceptual interpretations and institutional arrangements, the author argues that these factors are key variables to consider in order to explain why levels of political participation vary between countries. The book also explores the extent to which host society identification can be used as an additional explanatory variable for political integration.
Table of contents
Acknowledgements
PART 1: INTRODUCTION
Introduction
Outline of Book Chapters
Data Retrieval
Statistical Material
Questionnaire
Interviews
Conclusion
PART 2: HISTORICAL OVERVIEW: PATTERNS OF IMMIGRATION, IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP POLICIES
Introduction
France
Composition of Immigrant Population
Immigration Policy and Status of Migrants
Citizenship Policy
Germany
Composition of Immigrant Population
Immigration Policy and Status of Migrants
Citizenship Policy
The Netherlands
Composition of Immigrant Population
Immigration Policy and Status of Migrants
Citizenship Policy
Rotterdam
Sweden
Composition of Immigrant Population
Immigration Policy and Status of Migrants
Citizenship Policy
Malmö
Britain
Composition of Immigrant Population
Immigration Policy and Status of Migrants
Citizenship Policy
PART 3: THE ROLE OF INSTITUTIONS IN SHAPING THE OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS OF ACTOR'S BEHAVIOUR
Introduction
The Emergence of Neo-Institutionalism
Defining Institutions
How and Why Institutions are Important
Governing Institutions
Political Institutions in France
Political Institutions in Germany
Political Institutions in the Netherlands
Political Institutions in Sweden
Political Institutions in Britain
Political Institutions as Constraints and Facilitators
Outcomes of Institutions: Political Opportunity Structures
Formal Institutional Structures
National Cleavage Structures
Informal Procedures
Alliance Procedures
Conclusion
PART 4: IDENTITY, CITIZENSHIP AND IDENTIFICATION
Introduction
Identity - Relevance and Construction
Interpretations and Political Participation
Identification as an Explanatory Variable
The Study Groups - Sweden and the Netherlands
Identification Levels - Malmö and Rotterdam
Satisfaction with Performance of Local Politicians
Likelihood of Participating
Intensity of Participation
Interest in Swedish/Dutch Politics versus Country of Origin
Conclusion
PART 5: CIVIL SOCIETY, MIGRANT ORGANISATIONS AND POLITICAL PARTIES
Introduction
Civil Society
Structure and Organisation
Migrant Organisations in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Britain
Migrant Organisations in Malmö and Rotterdam
The Relationship Between Migrant Organisations and Political Parties in Malmö and Rotterdam
Conclusion
PART 6: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
Introduction
Explaining Political Participation amongst Migrants
Strategies Adopted by Migrants as a Response to the Institutional Environment
Institutional Influences on Identification
Institutional Effects on the Relationship Between Organisations and Political Parties
Bibliography
Appendix 1