ABSTRACT

The Routledge Handbook of the Politics of Migration in Europe provides a rigorous and critical examination of what is exceptional about the European politics of migration and the study of it.

Crucially, this book goes beyond the study of the politics of migration in the handful of Western European countries to showcase a European approach to the study of migration politics, inclusive of tendencies in all geographical parts of Europe (including Eastern Europe, the Western Balkans, Turkey) and of influences of the European Union (EU) on countries in Europe and beyond. Each expert chapter reviews the state of the art field of studies on a given topic or question in Europe as a continent while highlighting any dimensions in scholarly debates that are uniquely European. Thematically organised, it permits analytically fruitful comparisons across various geographical entities within Europe and broadens the focus on European immigration politics and policies beyond the traditional limitations of Western European, immigrant-receiving societies.

The Routledge Handbook of the Politics of Migration in Europe will be essential reading and an authoritative reference for scholars, students, researchers and practitioners involved in, and actively concerned about, research on migration, and European and EU Politics.

chapter |12 pages

Introduction

The case for regional approach to study politics of migration

part I|84 pages

Governance

chapter 1|11 pages

Migration governance in Europe

A historical perspective

chapter 4|10 pages

Beyond methodological Western-centrism

The ‘control gap’ debate reconsidered from a global perspective

chapter 5|11 pages

Implementing migration policies

New research puzzles in a Europeanizing context

chapter 7|10 pages

Media and immigration

A political communication perspective

chapter |5 pages

Section commentary

Governance

part II|46 pages

Institutions

chapter 9|9 pages

EU institutions

Venue for restrictions or liberal constraints?

chapter 10|8 pages

The party politics of migration

chapter |6 pages

Section commentary

Institutions

part III|54 pages

Integration

chapter 13|10 pages

Beyond national models

Comparing migrant integration regimes

chapter 14|12 pages

The civic integration turn

chapter |7 pages

Section commentary

Integration at a crossroads: some thoughts on the non-Western varieties and their recent implications

part IV|84 pages

Irregular migration

chapter 16|14 pages

Politics of irregular migration in Europe 1

Moving beyond an EU-driven research agenda

chapter 17|14 pages

Border management in Europe

Europeanization and its discontents

chapter 20|10 pages

Return and readmission policy in Europe

Understanding negotiation and implementation dynamics

chapter 21|13 pages

A spurious relationship?

Assisted voluntary return and development

chapter |7 pages

Section commentary

Irregular migration – comments

part V|56 pages

Asylum and international protection

chapter 23|10 pages

Contemporary politics of international protection in Europe

From protection to prevention

chapter 24|12 pages

Does European refugee policy exist?

Regional dimensions of the refugee protection approach in Europe

chapter 25|15 pages

A common European asylum system?

How variation in Member States’ administrative capacity undermines EU asylum harmonisation

chapter |7 pages

Section commentary

Asylum and international protection

part VI|52 pages

Labour migration in European context

chapter 27|15 pages

Allowing refugees to work or not?

Policies and the economic integration of refugees in the EU

chapter |6 pages

Section commentary

Labour market

part VII|48 pages

Pan-European cooperation on migration management

chapter 32|10 pages

The EU’s visa liberalisation policy

What kind of transformative power in neighbouring regions?

chapter |4 pages

Section commentary

Pan-European cooperation on migration?

part VIII|23 pages

Researching migration in Europe

chapter 34|11 pages

Apples and oranges?

Politics of data sources on international migration in Europe