Immigration and Membership Politics in Western Europe

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Immigration and Membership Politics in Western Europe

Sara Wallace Goodman

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Immigration and Membership Politics in Western EuropeSara Wallace Goodman

Sara Wallace GoodmanPublished 20143 title views

"Why are traditional nation-states newly defining membership and belonging? In the twenty-first century, several Western European states have attached obligatory civic-integration requirements as conditions for citizenship and residence, which include promoting language proficiency, country knowledge, and value commitments for immigrants. This book examines civic-integration-policy adoption and adaptation through both medium-N analysis and three paired comparisons to argue that while there is convergence in instruments, there is also significant divergence in policy purpose, design, and outcomes"--

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Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Search language	english
ISBN_13	978-1-107-47786-5 primary

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