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

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University of Sussex, UK

Pontus Odmalm

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PONTUS ODMALM is Associate Faculty at the Sussex European Institute, University of Sussex, UK.

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Book Title: Migration Policies and Political Participation
Book Subtitle: Inclusion or Intrusion in Western Europe?
Authors: Pontus Odmalm
Series Title: Migration, Minorities and Citizenship
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230512382
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2005
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-9268-0Published: 26 October 2005
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-54368-7Published: 01 January 2005
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-51238-2Published: 26 October 2005
Series ISSN: 2947-2911
Series E-ISSN: 2947-292X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 258
Topics: Political Sociology, Ethnicity Studies, Migration, Political Science, Political Communication

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

Front Matter

Introduction

Historical Overview: Patterns of Immigration, Immigration and Citizenship Policies

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

Identity, Citizenship and Identification

Civil Society, Migrant Organisations and Political Parties

Summary and Conclusions

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