Overview
- Summarizes the literature on local immigration policy, presenting key developments and case studies
- Explores the horizontal interactions between local governments and vertical interactions between local and national levels of government in the context of immigration policy
- Offers methodological as well as theoretical treatments of local immigration policy
Part of the book series: Politics of Citizenship and Migration (POCM)
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Table of contents (5 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book offers a critical account of studies of local immigration policy and a relational approach to explain its emergence, variation, and effects in a context of interdependence and globalization. The author emphasizes the horizontal interactions between local governments, and vertical interactions between local and national levels of government, as well as international interactions. Everywhere in the world, a growing number of cities are faced with challenges and opportunities brought by immigration. While some local governments have welcomed immigrants and promoted their social inclusion, others have actively prevented their arrival and settlement. Most studies emphasize the role of local conditions in the making and implementation of local immigration policy, but this book argues that broader processes– such as inter-governmental relations, economic globalization, and international institutions– are crucial.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Felipe Amin Filomeno is Assistant Professor of Political Science and Global Studies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA. He holds a PhD in Sociology from the Johns Hopkins University, USA. His research examines development issues affecting Latin America and is currently focused on the governance of international migration. Filomeno was awarded the Early Career Prize of the Economics & Politics Section of the Latin American Studies Association in 2015 and is author of Monsanto and Intellectual Property in South America (2014).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Theories of Local Immigration Policy
Authors: Felipe Amin Filomeno
Series Title: Politics of Citizenship and Migration
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45952-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-45951-6Published: 15 December 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-83406-1Published: 04 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-45952-3Published: 25 November 2016
Series ISSN: 2520-8896
Series E-ISSN: 2520-890X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 113
Topics: Public Policy, US Politics, Migration, European Union Politics, Urban Studies/Sociology, Comparative Politics