Perspectives on European Immigration Policies

Fabio Franchino
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Fabio Franchino: University of Milan, Italy fabio.franchino@unimi.it and Collegio Carlo Alberto, Turin, Italy

European Union Politics, 2009, vol. 10, issue 3, 403-420

Abstract: Three books studying European immigration from the perspectives of economics, political science and sociology reach different conclusions on some key aspects of this policy. I suggest three avenues for future research. First, there is a need to develop institutionally richer political economy models of migration to examine the conditional nature of state control over immigration. Second, case selection bias in assessing the legacy of immigration for nationality laws should be redressed starting with a more encompassing theory of policy reform. Third, the impact of national welfare policies on the mode of integration of immigrants in the receiving countries could be a promising area of investigation. I illustrate this using employment protection legislation and family policies.

Keywords: interdisciplinarity; migration; nationality law; state control; welfare state policies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1177/1465116509337835

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