| Migration Policies and Political Participation: Inclusion or Intrusion in Western Europe? 2005 Edition Contributor(s): Odmalm, P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1403992681 ISBN-13: 9781403992680 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2005 Annotation: Comparing differences in migrant political participation, the author discusses the influence that institutions have on opportunities and constraints for migrants' political engagement. The book adopts a multi-country comparative approach, highlighting three areas where institutions influence the scope for migrant actors in Sweden, the Netherlands, France, Germany and the UK: - Strategies adopted by organized migrant interests in response to specific political structures - The role of identity and its relevance in explaining varying political participation - Institutional effects on the relationship between migrant organizations and political parties |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Emigration & Immigration - Political Science | Labor & Industrial Relations - History | Western Europe - General |
| Dewey: 304.8 |
| LCCN: 2005048471 |
| Series: Migration, Minorities and Citizenship |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 7.22" W x 8.78" (0.98 lbs) 270 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Comparing differences in migrant political participation, the author discusses the influence that institutions have on opportunities and constraints for migrants' political engagement. The book adopts a multi-country comparative approach, highlighting three areas where institutions influence the scope for migrant actors in Sweden, the Netherlands, France, Germany and the UK: - Strategies adopted by organized migrant interests in response to specific political structures - The role of identity and its relevance in explaining varying political participation - Institutional effects on the relationship between migrant organizations and political parties |
