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Migrants and welfare states : balancing dilemmas in Northern Europe
Title
Migrants and welfare states : balancing dilemmas in Northern Europe / edited by Christian Albrekt Larsen (department of politics and society, Aalborg University, Denmark).
ISBN
9781803923734 (e-book)
Publication
Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022.
Physical Description
1 online resource (228 pages)
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Creative Commons Attribution - NonCommercial - NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Summary
"This timely book explores how Northern European countries have sought to balance their welfare states with increased levels of migration from low-income countries outside the EU. Using case studies of the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, and Sweden, leading scholars analyse the varying approaches to this so-called 'progressive dilemma'. Providing an in-depth analysis of the relationship between public policies and the flow of migrants into these Northern European states, the book considers which destination-country policies most attract asylum seekers and other migrants. Chapters explore how the four states have responded to increased levels of immigration, examining their handling of issues related to integrating admitted applicants into the labour market, educating the children of immigrants, and naturalisation. Concluding with an investigation into contemporary public consensus regarding migrant selection, based on original survey experiments, the book sheds light on an issue that has become both politically and academically salient in Europe since the late 20th century. Interdisciplinary in scope, this expansive book contributes to the emerging field of research in the intersection between European migration studies and welfare studies. Its examination of the states' varying responses to increased migration will be of significant interest to researchers, policymakers, and public intellectuals in Northern Europe and beyond"-- Provided by publisher.
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Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 21, 2022
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Contents: preface
1. Migration and northern European welfare states / Christian Albrekt Larsen
2. Modelling the inflow of asylum seekers into northern Europe: Are access to generous welfare benefits and other policies affecting destination choice? / Anna Diop-Christensen and Lanciné E.N. Diop
3. Asylum seekers' social rights while waiting: Comparative insights from Denmark, Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands / Karen Nielsen Breidahl
4. Labour market policies and refugees: The case of Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands and Germany / Rasmus Lind Ravn, Emma Ek Österberg and Trine Lund Thomsen
5. Education policies and the dilemmas concerning migrant students in the northern European welfare states: The case of mother-tongue instruction / Nanna Ramsing Enemark, Jin Hui Li and Mette Buchardt
6. Memories of recognition in school: A survey of young adult immigrant descendants in Denmark and Sweden / Kristian Kriegbaum Jensen and Tore Vincents Olsen
7. From convergence to divergence? The evolvement of north European citizenship politics / Kristian Kriegbaum Jensen
8. Public opinion about migrant selection in northern Europe / Troels Fage Hedegaard and Christian Albrekt Larsen
9. Revisiting the progressive dilemma / Christian Albrekt Larsen
References
Index.
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Electronic books.
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Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.
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