The politics of immigration in multi-level states governance and political parties /

This book develops an exploratory theory of immigration in multilevel states addressing two themes: governance and political parties. It examines not only how, and by whom, immigration policy is decided and implemented at different levels, but also how it has become a key-issue of party competition...

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Group Author: Hepburn, Eve; Zapata-Barrero, Ricard
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Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Series: Palgrave politics of identity and citizenship Series
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Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137358530
Summary: This book develops an exploratory theory of immigration in multilevel states addressing two themes: governance and political parties. It examines not only how, and by whom, immigration policy is decided and implemented at different levels, but also how it has become a key-issue of party competition across multilevel states.
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9781137358523.
Carrier Form: 328 p. : 6 figures, 18.
ISBN: 9781137358530 :
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CLC: D523.8
Contents: PART I: CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK 1. Introduction: Immigration Policies in Multilevel States-- Eve Hepburn and Ricard Zapata-Barrero 2. Multilevel Governance of Immigration in Multinational States: 'Who governs?' Reconsidered-- Ricard Zapata-Barrero and Fiona Barker 3. Multilevel Party Politics of Immigration: Territorial Rescaling and Party Competition-- Eve Hepburn PART II: GOVERNANCE 4. Divided on Immigration, Two Models for Integration: The Multilevel Governance of Immigration and Integration in Belgium-- Ilke Adam and Dirk Jacobs 5. Canadian Federalism and the Governance of Immigration-- Raffaele Iacovino 6. Managing Immigration in a Multinational Context: Border Struggles and Nationbuilding in Contemporary Scotland and Catalonia-- Jean-Thomas Arrighi de Casanova 7. Migrant Reception Policies in a Multilevel System: Framing and Implementation Structures in the Italian Regions-- Francesca Campomori and Tiziana Caponio 8. The Multilevel Dynamics of Immigrant Integration Policies in Unitary States: the Netherlands and the UK-- Peter Scholten PART III: POLITICAL PARTIES 9. Politicizing Migration in Competitive Party Politics: Exploring the Regional and Federal Arena in Germany and Italy-- Oliver Schmidtke and Andrej Zaslove 10. Regionalist Parties and Immigration in Belgium-- Regis Dandoy 11. FPTP Ain't All That Bad: Nationalist Parties, Immigrants and Electoral Systems in Quebec and Flanders-- Jan Erk 12. Immigration, Nationalism and Politics in Scotland-- Eve Hepburn and Michael Rosie 13. 'Catalunya, terra d'acollida': Stateless Nationalist Party Discourses on Immigration in Catalonia-- Nuria Franco-Guillen and Ricard Zapata-Barrero 14. Conclusion: Exploring the Contours of a Theory of Immigration in Multilevel States-- Ricard Zapata-Barrero and Eve Hepburn.