ABSTRACT
As pointed out in a recent literature review on the multilevel governance of migration carried out in the context of IMISCOE Cluster C9’s research on immigrant and immigration policymaking can be considered as still in its infancy (Zincone & Caponio 2006). This is even more the case when the local level is considered: not only is research on local immigrant and immigration policy very recent, but the policy-making dimension is only rarely addressed (see also the introduction chapter in this volume). Given the lack of systematic empirical accounts, theorising also appears to be still poorly developed.
