NEW IMISCOE TITLES

Practising Citizenship and Heterogeneous Nationhood. Naturalisations in Swiss Municipalities, (2008) Marc Helbling, IMISCOE Dissertation Series, Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press Switzerland likely has the most particular naturalization system in the world: in Switzerland each municipality is accorded the right to decide who can become a Swiss citizen. This book aims at exploring naturalization processes from a comparative perspective and to explain why some municipalities pursue more restrictive citizenship policies than others.
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Migrants and markets. Perspectives from Economics and the Other Social Sciences ,
(2008), Holger Kolb and Henrik Egbert (eds), IMISCOE Research Series, Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press The established academic discipline that is economics and migration research have long treated each other with mutual indifference. Migrants and Markets contains eleven case studies that aim to overcome this artificially imposed barrier between economics and migration research.
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Paradoxes of social capital. A multi-generational study of Moroccans in London, (2008) Myriam Cherti, IMISCOE Dissertation Series. Amsterdam: AUP. Paradoxes of Social Capital critically examines the robustness of social capital theory as an analytical tool in explaining the various ‘integration’ patterns amongst Moroccans in London. The book also considers how structural factors impact on the ways in which Moroccans – across generations – sustain, access and use social capital at the levels of family, ethnic community, migrant associations and schools.
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Policy Brief 12: Transit, migration and politics: Trends and constructions on the fringes of Europe, (2008) Frank Düvell, Amsterdam: IMISCOE This policy brief is the culmination of papers presented at the IMISCOE conference (Irregular) Transit Migration in the European Space, which took place 18-20 April 2008 at Koç University, Istanbul. It argues that learning what transit migration is – and what it is not – can help policymakers refine migration measures. It presents how the term transit migration is both a political loaded term (often referring to unwanted migration) as well as a sociological concept that aims to cover a specific though complex set of types of migration.

 

Policy brief 11: Entrance fees for migrants: A fair and efficient proposal for immigration policy reform, (2008) Holger Kolb, Amsterdam: IMISCOE By integrating economic and migration theory, this brief rests on the observations that current migration policies are unfair and inefficient. A fee-based entrance system could control migration flows while satisfying labour market demands, satisfying state requirements and respecting human rights. This brief is based on the IMISCOE publication Migrants and Markets: Perspectives from Economics and the Other Social Sciences by Holger Kolb and Henrik Egbert (eds) (Amsterdam University Press 2008).

 

Policy brief 10: Illegal migration: how gender makes a difference, (2008) Marlou Schrover, Joanne van der Leun, Leo Lucassen and Chris Quispel. Amsterdam: IMISCOE This policy brief specifically presents illegal migration in a gender-based analysis. It argues that an institutionalised perception – of illegally migrant women being at risk and illegally migrant men as posing a threat – creates different circumstances for the men and women who try to migrate illegally. The brief is based on the IMISCOE publication: Illegal Migration and Gender in a Global and Historical Perspective (Amsterdam University Press 2008).

 

Policy brief 9: Decentralised citizenship politics: Between national justice and municipal particularities, (2008) Marc Helbling. Amsterdam: IMISCOE Switzerland constitutes the most extreme case when it comes to local-level variations in citizenship policies. This policy brief discusses the mechanisms that influence local naturalisation policies, as well as advantages and problems that come with a decentralised system. The brief is based on the IMISCOE publication Practising Citizenship and Heterogeneous Nationhood. Naturalisations in Swiss Municipalities (Amsterdam University Press 2008).

 

Working Paper No. 23: Feasibility Study EUROLINKS, (2008) Han Entzinger, Alfons Fermin and Jeannette Schoorl, IMISCOE EUROLINKS is one of the three integrative research activities that take place under the auspices of the IMISCOE Network of Excellence. The aim of this activity is to find new lines of research to be advanced into the activities of the research clusters. The starting point of the EUROLINKS Study is international migration as it affects not only the countries of the European Union, but also the countries of origin. The study creates a new framework for understanding migration to Europe in terms of various types of existing interconnections between geographical areas.

 

Working Paper No. 22 Equal opportunities on the labour market for immigrant people and ethnic minorities, (2008) Karen Kraal and Judith Roosblad. Amsterdam: IMISCOE This working paper stems from an initiative in which IMISCOE researchers and practitioners were brought together in an international workshop to create a dialogue on 1) discrimination on the labour market, 2) gender and immigrants on the labour market, 3) equity policies in organisations and 4) diversity management and the business case.

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Titles by IMISCOE members

Labour Migration from Turkey to Western Europe, 1960-1974. A Multidisciplinary Analysis Ahmet Akgündüz (2008), Ashgate, Aldershot
This book illuminates the migration of workers from Turkey to Western Europe with new perspectives previously overlooked in research. It presents new analyses of the so-called 'push' factors behind this movement and explores the role of the sending state, the system and channels through which labour exits, the labouring population's attitudes towards moving to the West and the relevance of social networks in the migration process.
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