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Record Nr.

UNINA9910155312903321

Autore

Filomeno Felipe Amin

Titolo

Theories of Local Immigration Policy / / by Felipe Amin Filomeno

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017

ISBN

9783319459523

331945952X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XI, 113 p.)

Collana

Politics of Citizenship and Migration, , 2520-890X

Disciplina

320.6

Soggetti

Political planning

America - Politics and government

Emigration and immigration

Europe - Politics and government

Sociology, Urban

Comparative government

Public Policy

American Politics

Human Migration

European Politics

Urban Sociology

Comparative Politics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction: local governments and immigration -- 2. The localist approach to local immigration policy -- 3. Relational arguments in studies of local immigration policy -- 4. The relational approach to local immigration policy -- 5. Conclusion: the prominence of local immigration policy.

Sommario/riassunto

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. Felipe Amin Filomeno is Assistant Professor of Political Science and Global Studies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA. He holds a Ph.D. 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).