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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827108503321

Titolo

Migration and organized civil society : rethinking national policy / / edited by Dirk Halm and Zeynep Sezgin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-136-24649-5

0-203-10382-3

1-283-86180-1

1-136-24650-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (242 p.)

Collana

Routledge/ECPR studies in European political science ; ; 80

Altri autori (Persone)

HalmDirk

SezginZeynep <1978->

Disciplina

325.4

Soggetti

Immigrants - Europe - Societies, etc

Emigration and immigration - Societies, etc

Immigrants - Political activity - Europe

Transnationalism

Immigrants - Societies, etc - Government policy - Europe

Europe Emigration and immigration Social aspects

Europe Emigration and immigration Political aspects

Europe Emigration and immigration Government policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Part 1. Emergence of transnational activities of migrant organizations: towards a theoretical framework -- Part 2. Migrant organizations' impact on countries of origin and countries of arrival -- Part 3. How transnational political spaces influence migrant organizations: impact of the countries of origin, countries of arrival, third countries and supranational political opportunities -- Part 4. National governance and integration of transnational migrant organizations -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

Migrant organizations are of vital importance for countries of residence and countries of origin, but the empirical and theoretical knowledge of the cross-border character of migrant organizations remains



incomplete. It is clear that migrant transnationalism challenges the governance of nation-states on the local and national levels. This book, the outcome of an ECPR joint session, systematically and empirically analyzes the differing roles that transnational migrant organizations play in their countries of residence and origin. Drawing on research conducted in Belgium, England, Germ