Europe stands on the brink of a new era of diversity and immigration. Although many Europeans would prefer to ignore this fact, the signs are everywhere. Societies and politics are being irrevocably changed by their encounters with migrants, both recent and settled. This book pinpoints the specific trends and emerging patterns that allow us to understand what these changes mean for the future of Europe. On the ground level, institutions like schools and local governments have charted unique courses for dealing with diversity. And from above, the institutions of Brussels become ever more important for regulating the big picture. The passage of the Lisbon Treaty means that common EU rules on immigration will now be easier to achieve (and more likely). But what exact role is played by the institutions of the EU in Brussels, and how does this vary across policy areas? How are Europeans on all levels dealing with the sensitive questions raised by Islam, and how are migrants and minorities dealing with the hostility and xenophobia they routinely encounter? And finally, how have the experiences of different European countries in integrating their immigrants and minorities changed our comparative understanding of race, ethnicity and citizenship? These three sets of issues—EU-level regulations, Islam and Xenophobia, and comparative integration policy—are the topics that motivate and structure this book. Noted experts on each topic offer the latest research findings, which collectively advance our understanding of how Europe will deal with diversity in the 21st Century.
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Europe stands on the brink of a new era of diversity and immigration. Although many Europeans would prefer to ignore this fact, the signs are everywhere. Societies and politics are being irrevocably changed by their encounters with migrants, both recent and settled.
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ISBN
9781443821117
Publisert
2010-09-24
Utgiver
Vendor
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
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212 mm
Bredde
148 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
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Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
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Antall sider
420

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Biographical note

Adam Luedtke is Assistant Professor in Political Science at Washington State University and 2009–2010 Visiting Fellow at the Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance at Princeton University. Luedtke’s research is on immigration, globalization and international organizations. He is co-author (with Lina Svedin and Thad Hall) of the 2010 Palgrave book, Risk Regulation in the United States and European Union: Controlling Chaos. He has also published articles in the following peer-reviewed journals: Governance, European Union Politics, Policy Studies Journal, International Migration, Comparative European Politics, and the Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis.