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Migrant Integration in Times of Economic Crisis

Policy Responses from European and North American Global Cities

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Authors:
  1. Patrick R. Ireland

    1. Political Science, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA

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  • Offers a timely examination of urban migrant integration and residential segregation patterns in the wake of the post-2008 global economic crisis
  • Argues that the ongoing efforts of municipal governments to improve the segregation and structural integration of migrants have not been successful
  • Utilizes mixed methods in comparing settlement patterns and integration levels of five national groups (Poles, Romanians, Serbs, Pakistanis, and Ghanaians) in five secondary, global cities (Barcelona, Chicago, Hamburg, Montréal, and Toronto)
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Part of the book series: Europe in Crisis (EIC)

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Table of contents (4 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Integration, Polarization, and Segregation in the Global City

    • Patrick R. Ireland
    Pages 1-12

  3. Methods

    • Patrick R. Ireland
    Pages 13-26

  4. The Global City Cases

    • Patrick R. Ireland
    Pages 27-104

  5. Conclusions

    • Patrick R. Ireland
    Pages 105-111

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 113-117
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About this book

This book examines how the severe economic downturn following the 2007-2008 financial crisis affected the structural integration and quality of life of urban migrants in Europe and North America. It compares the experiences of migrants from Poland, Romania, Serbia, Pakistan, and Ghana in five similar, secondary global cities of Hamburg (Germany), Barcelona (Spain), Chicago (USA), Toronto (Ontario, Canada), and Montréal (Québec, Canada) over the period of 2000-2015. The work uses statistical analysis to gauge changes in residential segregation and structural integration (such as unemployment, poverty, and social assistance rates). It then provides qualitative analyses of individual city neighborhoods where the target migrant groups have settled, exploring each community's unique evolution and the ambivalent impact that local policy responses have had on their quality of life. With this study, researchers, instructors, students, and policymakers with an interest in migration, urban development, and global cities will be far more knowledgeable of both the potential and limits of policy efforts. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • Political Science, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA

    Patrick R. Ireland

About the author

Patrick R. Ireland is Professor of Political Science at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, USA. He has written extensively on urban-level migrant integration in Europe, North America, and Africa; female migrant domestic workers; and migrant health. His publications include The Policy Challenge of Ethnic Diversity (1994) and Becoming Europe: Immigration, Integration, and the Welfare State (2004), as well as many peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Migrant Integration in Times of Economic Crisis

  • Book Subtitle: Policy Responses from European and North American Global Cities

  • Authors: Patrick R. Ireland

  • Series Title: Europe in Crisis

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58100-2

  • 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), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-58099-9Published: 11 August 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-86320-7Published: 12 May 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-58100-2Published: 04 August 2017

  • Series ISSN: 2945-7637

  • Series E-ISSN: 2945-7645

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 117

  • Topics: Comparative Politics, Migration

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