An Introduction to Immigrant Incorporation Studies

An Introduction to Immigrant Incorporation Studies

European Perspectives

  • Auteur: Rath, IMISCOE AUP Royaltyfonds; Rath, Jan; Martiniello, Marco
  • Éditeur: Amsterdam University Press
  • Collection: IMISCOE Textbooks
  • ISBN: 9789089646484
  • eISBN Pdf: 9789048523153
  • Lieu de publication:  Amsterdam , Netherlands
  • Année de publication électronique: 2014
  • Mois : Août
  • Pages: 351
  • Langue: Anglais
Focusing mainly on the European experience including Eastern Europe, this important volume offers an advanced introduction to immigrant incorporation studies from a historical, empirical and theoretical perspective. Beyond incorporation theories, renowned scholars in the field explore incorporation in action in different fields, policy issues and normative dimensions.
  • Contents
  • List of Tables and Figures
  • Introduction
    • 1. Immigrant Incorporation Studies in Europe
      • Summary
      • References
      • About the authors
  • Part 1: Theoretical Perspectives
    • 2. Citizenship Theories and Migration
      • Summary
      • Introduction
      • Towards a definition of citizenship
        • Democracy
        • Rights and duties
        • Collective affiliation
        • The three dimensions together
      • The expansion of citizenship: From exclusion to inclusion and the struggle for rights
      • The erosion of citizenship: Naturalisation, social cohesion and neoliberalism
      • The extension of citizenship: Multiple citizenship as dual and supranational citizenship
      • Reformulations of citizenship: The examples of local and quasi-citizenship
      • The limits of citizenship: The friction between citizen rights and human rights
      • Reconciling human rights and citizen rights? World citizenship
      • Conclusion: ‘We’ and ‘Other’ unbound in diversity
      • References
      • Key reading
      • About the authors
    • 3. Assimilation
      • Summary
      • Introduction
      • The assimilation canon in the USA
      • New assimilation theories
      • Boundary theory
      • The historical basis of assimilation theory
      • Assimilation: A universal theory?
      • What prospects for changes to social boundaries in contemporary immigration societies?
      • References
      • Key reading
      • About the authors
    • 4. Multicultural Models
      • Summary
      • Cultural diversity, multiculturalism and multiculturalisms
      • Liberal approaches within political theory
      • Multiculturalism and communitarianism
      • Developments across Europe and the backlash against multiculturalism
      • Moving from multiculturalism towards cosmopolitanism
      • Cosmopolitanism and multiculturalism in everyday urban conditions
      • Conclusion
      • Acknowledgements
      • References
      • Key reading
      • About the authors
    • 5. Race, Racism and Class
      • Summary
      • Introduction
      • Evolving theories and perspectives
      • New critical approaches to race, racism and class
      • Globalisation of research agendas
      • Race, racism and social relations
      • Comparative perspectives on race, racism and class
      • Culture, religion and identity
      • Race, multiculturalism and difference
      • Power, racism and policy agendas
      • Rethinking the study of race and racism
      • Conclusion
      • Acknowledgements
      • References
      • Key reading
      • About the author
    • 6. Integration and Gender
      • Summary
      • Introduction
      • Intersectionality
      • Belonging, citizenship and transnationalism
      • Spatiality
      • Immigrant organisations
      • Multiculturalism
      • Marital behaviour
      • Education and labour
      • Conclusion
      • References
      • Key reading
      • About the author
  • Part 2: Immigrant Incorporation in Action
    • 7. Challenges in the Education of Migrant Children
      • Summary
      • Changing demographics
      • Migration’s impact on educational systems
      • Generational aspects of migrant education
      • Pathways and modes of incorporation for migrant students
        • Assimilation
        • Integration
        • Structural analysis
        • Segmented assimilation
      • Pre- and post-migration factors influencing migrant education and adaptation
        • Pre-migration assets
        • Post-migration reality
      • Conclusion
      • References
      • Key reading
      • About the author
    • 8. Understanding the Incorporation of Immigrants
      • Summary
      • Introduction
      • Theories of the incorporation of immigrants into labour markets
        • Human capital theory and its variants
        • A dual labour market approach
        • The labour market segmentation approach
        • Newer variants of LMS theory I: A cultural capital/embodiment approach
        • Newer variants of labour market segmentation theory II: An international labour market segmentation approach
        • A migrant network approach in a ‘super-diverse’ EU
      • Conclusions
      • References
      • Key reading
      • About the author
    • 9. Immigrant Entrepreneurship
      • Summary
      • Immigrant entrepreneurship on the rise
      • Agency-oriented perspectives: Entrepreneurs as individuals or group members
      • The mixed embeddedness perspective: Matching entrepreneurs with the opportunity structure
        • Stagnating, high-skilled markets
        • Vacancy-chain markets
        • Post-industrial or low-skilled
        • Post-industrial or high-skilled
        • Ethnic markets
        • Regulation matters
      • Policy matters
      • References
      • Key reading
      • About the authors
    • 10. Immigrants’ Political Incorporation
      • Summary
      • Introduction
      • Definitions: What is immigrant political incorporation?
      • Perspectives on immigrant incorporation in the USA
        • Assimilation and Americanisation
        • Minority politics: Urban politics and social movements
        • Mass politics and the behavioural tradition
      • Perspectives on immigrant incorporation in Europe
        • Class, race or ethnicity?
        • Citizenship, national models and political opportunity structures
        • Collective resources: Civic organisations and social capital
      • Conversations across the Atlantic: Future directions and emerging themes
      • References
      • Key reading
      • About the authors
    • 11. Health
      • Summary
      • Introduction
      • Research in the field of migrant health
      • Determinants of health
        • Specific factors affecting migrants
        • Intersectionality approach
      • Indicators of health and illness
        • Mortality rates
        • Life expectancy
        • Morbidity
        • Healthy behaviour
      • The need to differentiate within migrant groups
        • Post-colonial migrants
        • Labour migrants
        • Refugees and asylum seekers
        • Undocumented migrants
        • Healthy migrant effect
      • Political and organisational dilemmas regarding migrants’ health
      • Conclusion
      • References
      • Key reading
      • About the authors
    • 12. Religion
      • Summary
      • Introduction
      • A historical perspective on European religious pluralism and secularism
        • Dealing with religion in Europe: History matters
        • Nationally defined secularism and nationally bound religiosity
        • A problem of definition
      • Divergent models and a common focus: Minority religions
      • Conclusion: Does secularism do justice to the new European religious realities?
      • References
      • Key reading
      • About the author
    • 13. From Others to Artists?
      • Summary
      • Introduction
      • Naming and shaming? Contested conceptualisations
      • Open spaces? Access to the arts and changing artistic fields
      • Aesthetics of migration? Content and style
      • From exotic other to strange self? Reception and its wider effects
      • Concluding remarks: Ways towards the future
      • References
      • Key reading
      • About the author
    • 14. Sport and Migration in the Global Context
      • Summary
      • Introduction
      • The social impacts of migration on sport
      • Cultural imperialism and sport
        • The transnational diffusion of sport
        • The contemporary sport migration system
        • Weaknesses in cultural imperialist arguments
      • The cultural politics of race, ethnicity, migration and sport
      • National identity
      • Socio-cultural aspects of globalisation theory
      • Concluding comments
      • References
      • Key reading
      • About the author
  • Part 3: Regulation of Immigrant Incorporation
    • 15. European Welfare States and Immigrant
      • Summary
      • Introduction
      • Immigrant incorporation
      • Typologies of welfare states
      • Typologies of incorporation regimes
      • Putting typologies together
      • From outputs to outcomes
      • The limitations of existing approaches
        • Disaggregating the welfare state
        • Disaggregating the incorporation regime
        • From incorporation to integration
      • Conflict, social cohesion, and social control
      • Conclusion
      • References
      • Key reading
      • About the author
    • 16. Between National and Local Integration Policies
      • Summary
      • Introduction
      • Models of immigrant integration: A theoretical perspective
        • Immigrant integration policies: The genesis of models
        • National models of integration
      • Local integration policies
        • Empirical studies of local integration policies
        • Fragmentation of local-level policies
        • A local dimension of immigrant integration policies?
      • Conclusion: Rethinking models of integration
      • References
      • Key reading
      • About the authors
  • Epilogue
    • 17. Beyond Immigrant Integration Debates and Policies
      • Summary
      • Introduction: The diversification of EU diversity
      • The issue: Integration, diversities and citizenship in the EU
      • Do we need a new EU model of diversity management?
      • Towards a multicultural citizenship of the EU
        • 1 Cultural diversity and social justice
        • 2 Equal basic rights and duties
        • 3 The symbolic recognition of diversity
        • 4 Integration, diversity and public policies
        • 5 Political participation and representation
      • Conclusion
      • References
      • About the author

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