Description
Book SynopsisDialogues on Migration Policy brings together leading American and European scholars of immigration politics to address migration policy. Editors Marco Giugni and Florence Passy''s aim to present a number of informed dialogues addressing three main theoretical concerns in this field: the role of the national state in a globalizing world, the determinants of policy change, and the role of collective interests in migration policy. Adopting an unconventional format, the novelty of Dialogues on Migration Policy lies in the fact that it is structured around a series of debates among authors. In each debate, expert contributors working in different theoretical traditions and with divergent views on the subject matter confront each other followed by a commentary from a leading scholar based on her/his reading of these authors'' views. These lively debates are certain to engage scholars of migration, political science, and sociology.
Trade ReviewThe book is a valuable contribution to the burgeoning field of migration policy studies and will be most prized in research and graduate collections. Recommended. * CHOICE *
I liked this book for its clever design and the impressive line-up of some of the leading writers on migration policy. It's a winner. -- Christian Joppke, International University Bremen
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Four Dialogues on Migration Policy Part 2 Scope: Global or National? Chapter 3 Social Relations on a Global Scale: The Implications or Human Rights and for Democracy Chapter 4 The Nation-Centered Perspective Chapter 5 Commentary Part 6 Determinants: Economy or Politics? Chapter 7 Economy versus the People? Swiss Immigration Policy between Economic Demand, Xenophobia, and International Constraint Chapter 8 Immigrants, Markets, and the American State: The Political Economy of U.S. Immigration Chapter 9 Commentary Part 10 Determinants: Ethnicity or Political Channeling? Chapter 11 The Nature of Ethnicity in the Project of Migration Chapter 12 Institutions, Political Opportunity Structures, and the Shaping of MigrationPolicies in Western Europe Chapter 13 Commentary Part 14 Influence: Members or Challengers? Chapter 15 Influencing Migration Policy from Inside: Political Parties Chapter 16 Influencing Policy from Outside: The Impact of Migrant, Extreme-Right, and Solidarity Movements Chapter 17 Commentary
