The Politics of Migration and Immigration in Europe

by Andrew Geddes, Peter Scholten

Overview

Migration and immigration are high on any nation’s agenda but have particular resonance in Europe in light of recent events. The new edition of this book has been fully updated in this respect and explores:

• Immigration policy in individual EU nations
• The treatment of migrants, including immigrant policies
• The development and effects of the Shengen agreement
• The movement towards common EU policies.

It looks specifically at the contexts of Britain, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Sweden, Italy, Spain, Greece and Turkey as well as a examining the changing nature of migration dynamics in central and Eastern Europe.

This book is a significant and timely analysis suitable for students of migration at any level.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781849204675
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	11/01/2016
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.53(h) x (d)

About the Author

Andrew Geddes is Professor of Politics and Co-Director of the Faculty of Social Sciences Migration Research Group at the University of Sheffield. He was awarded a European Research Council Advanced Investigator grant for 2014-19 to analyse the drivers of global migration governance through comparison of Europe, North America, South America and Asia-Pacific.

Peter Scholten is Associate Professor of Public Policy & Politics at Ersamus University and director of IMISCOE, Europe’s largest research network on international migration, integration and cohesion. Also, Peter is editor in chief of the journal Comparative Migration Studies, and member of the editorial board of the Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis. At Erasmus University he is also coordinator of a MSc programme on the Governance of Migration and Diversity.

Table of Contents

1. Analysing the Politics of Migration and Immigration in Europe
2. Britain: the Unexpected Europeanisation of Immigration
3. France: Still the one and indivisible Republic?
4. Germany: A country of immigration after all
5. The Netherlands: Beyond Multiculturalism?
6. Sweden: Immigration Politics in an Advanced Welfare State
7. Towards Common EU Migration and Asylum Policies?
8. Italy and Spain: Opening Pandora’s Box
9. In the Shadow of the ‘Fortress’? Migration Dynamics in Central and Eastern Europe
10. Greece and Turkey: New Migration Dynamics in South East Europe
11. Conclusion

Editorial Reviews

This book offers an exceptionally lucid and insightful overview of national European and EU policies on immigration and integration, exploring how the two intersect. It should be required reading for students and scholars of European migration.

Christina Boswell