Migration Policies and Political

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

Pontus Odmalm is Lecturer in Politics at the Sussex European Institute, University of Sussex, UK.

List of Tables

vii

List of Figures

viii

Acknowledgements

ix

Introduction

1

(17)

Outline of book chapters

5

(2)

Data retrieval

7

(3)

Questionnaire

10

(2)

Interviews

12

(4)

Conclusion

16

(2)

Historical Overview: Patterns of Immigration, Immigration and Citizenship Policies

18

(57)

Introduction

18

(1)

France

18

(9)

Germany

27

(9)

The Netherlands

36

(11)

Rotterdam

47

(2)

Sweden

49

(11)

Malmo

60

(2)

Britain

62

(13)

The Role of Institutions in Shaping the Opportunities and Constraints on Actors' Behaviour

75

(57)

Introduction

75

(1)

The emergence of neo-institutionalism

76

(2)

Defining institutions

78

(5)

How and why institutions are important

83

(3)

Governing institutions

86

(5)

Political institutions in France

91

(3)

Political institutions in Germany

94

(4)

Political institutions in the Netherlands

98

(3)

Political institutions in Sweden

101

(3)

Political institutions in Britain

104

(3)

Political institutions as constraints and facilitators

107

(7)

Outcomes of institutions: political opportunity structures

114

(2)

Formal institutional structures

116

(6)

National cleavage structures

122

(3)

Informal procedures

125

(3)

Alliance structures

128

(2)

Conclusion

130

(2)

Identity, Citizenship and Identification

132

(41)

Introduction

132

(1)

Identity -- relevance and construction

133

(5)

Interpretations of citizenship

138

(11)

Identification and political participation

149

(2)

Identification as an explanatory variable

151

(3)

The study groups -- Sweden and the Netherlands

154

(4)

Identification levels -- Malmo and Rotterdam

158

(5)

Satisfaction with performance of local politicians

163

(4)

Likelihood of participating

167

(2)

Intensity of participation

169

(2)

Interest in Swedish/Dutch politics versus country of origin

171

(1)

Conclusion

172

(1)

Civil Society, Migrant Organisations and Political Parties

173

(36)

Introduction

173

(1)

Civil society

173

(7)

Structure and organisation

180

(4)

Migrant organisations in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Britain

184

(11)

Migrant organisations in Malmo and Rotterdam

195

(7)

The relationship between migrant organisations and political parties in Malmo and Rotterdam

202

(6)

Conclusion

208

(1)

Summary and Conclusions

209

(15)

Introduction

209

(2)

Explaining political participation amongst migrants

211

(2)

Strategies adopted by migrants as a response to the institutional environment

213

(4)

Institutional influences on identification

217

(3)

Institutional effects on the relationship between organisations and political parties

220

(4)

Appendix: Questionnaire

224

(5)

Notes

229

(7)

Bibliography

236

(20)

Index

256

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Migration Policies and Political Participation Inclusion or Intrusion in Western Europe?

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