A Life-Course Perspective on Migration and Integration - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Life-Course Perspective on Migration and Integration write by Matthias Wingens. This book was released on 2011-07-14. A Life-Course Perspective on Migration and Integration available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Over the last four decades the sociological life course approach with its focus on the interplay of structure and agency over time life course perspective has become an important research perspective in the social sciences. Yet, while it has successfully been applied to almost all fields of social inquiry it is much less used in research studying migrant populations and their integration patterns. This is puzzling since understanding immigrants’ integration requires just the kind of dynamic research approach this approach puts forward: any integration theory actually refers to life course processes. This volume shows fruitful cross-linkages between the two research traditions. A range of studies are presented that all apply sociological life course concepts to research on migrants and migrant groups in Europe. The book is organized thematically, indicating different important domains in the life course. Using a wide variety of methodological approaches, it covers both quantitative studies based on population census data and survey material as well as qualitative studies based on interviews. Attention is paid to the life courses of those who migrated themselves as well as their offspring. The studies cover different European countries, relating to one national context or a particular local setting in a city as well as cross-country comparisons. Overall the book shows that applying the sociological life course approach to migration and integration research may advance our understanding of immigrant settlement patterns as well as further develop the life course perspective
New Dynamics in Female Migration and Integration
New Dynamics in Female Migration and Integration - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook New Dynamics in Female Migration and Integration write by Christiane Timmerman. This book was released on 2015-04-10. New Dynamics in Female Migration and Integration available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book explores the dynamic interplay between cross-national and cross-cultural patterns of female migration, integration and social change, by focusing on the specific case of Belgium. It provides insight into the dynamic interplay between gender and migration, and especially contributes to the knowledge of how migration changes gender relations in Belgium, as well as in the regions of origin. To this end, an analytical model for conducting gender-sensitive migration research is developed out of an initial theory-driven conceptual model. Employing a transversal approach, the researchers reveal similarities and differences across national backgrounds, disclosing the underlying, more "universal" gender dynamics.
Integration Processes and Policies in Europe
Integration Processes and Policies in Europe - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Integration Processes and Policies in Europe write by Blanca Garcés-Mascareñas. This book was released on 2015-10-26. Integration Processes and Policies in Europe available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this open access book, experts on integration processes, integration policies, transnationalism, and the migration and development framework provide an academic assessment of the 2011 European Agenda for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals, which calls for integration policies in the EU to involve not only immigrants and their society of settlement, but also actors in their country of origin. Moreover, a heuristic model is developed for the non-normative, analytical study of integration processes and policies based on conceptual, demographic, and historical accounts. The volume addresses three interconnected issues: What does research have to say on (the study of) integration processes in general and on the relevance of actors in origin countries in particular? What is the state of the art of the study of integration policies in Europe and the use of the concept of integration in policy formulation and practice? Does the proposal to include actors in origin countries as important players in integration policies find legitimation in empirical research? A few general conclusions are drawn. First, integration policies have developed at many levels of government: nationally, locally, regionally, and at the supra-national level of the EU. Second, a multitude of stakeholders has become involved in integration as policy designers and implementers. Finally, a logic of policymaking—and not an evidence-based scientific argument—can be said to underlie the European Commission’s redefinition of integration as a three-way process. This book will appeal to academics and policymakers at international, European, national, regional, and local levels. It will also be of interest to graduate and master-level students of political science, sociology, social anthropology, international relations, criminology, geography, and history.
Relations between Immigration and Integration Policies in Europe
Relations between Immigration and Integration Policies in Europe - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Relations between Immigration and Integration Policies in Europe write by Maciej Duszczyk. This book was released on 2020-02-19. Relations between Immigration and Integration Policies in Europe available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Written from a pan-European perspective, this book examines the decision-making processes in immigration and integration policies in Europe across decades, focusing on several key moments of Europe’s postwar history. The analysis of factors taken into consideration by states in key moments of immigration policy (re)formulation shows that Europe is moving away from rational, economic arguments towards more political ones. This book contributes to the theoretical and practical debate regarding immigration and integration policies by arguing that – contrary to assumptions – immigration policy should not be treated as having precedence before integration policy. It also reflects on the growing anti-immigration sentiments as well as the securitisation and criminalisation of migration issues that are fuelled by right-wing politics. This book will be of key interest both to students and scholars of migration, the European Union, European integration, social policy, public policy, international relations, European studies, law, economics, sociology and to professionals, policy-makers, think tanks and associations in NGOs, the EU and other IOs. The Open Access version of this book, available at: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9780429263736, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
Contesting Integration, Engendering Migration
Contesting Integration, Engendering Migration - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Contesting Integration, Engendering Migration write by F. Anthias. This book was released on 2014-03-04. Contesting Integration, Engendering Migration available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book aims to further the understanding of migration processes and policies in a European context with a particular focus on evaluating integration and the gendered aspects of migration, integration and citizenship. Integration is regarded as a contested concept and as entailing a variable and problematic set of discourses and practices.
