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Immigration and Muslim Immigrants: A Comparative Analysis of European States

European Journal of Economic and Political Studies

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Title Immigration and Muslim Immigrants: A Comparative Analysis of European States
 
Creator Natasha T. Duncan
Eren Tatari
 
##plugins.schemas.dc.fields.affiliation.name## Mercyhurst College
Rollins College
 
##plugins.schemas.dc.fields.email.name## nduncan@mercyhurst.edu
etatari@rollins.edu
 
Description Immigration policies serve a number of functions for states. Governments may use policies as instruments of foreign policy, economic growth, population growth, and/or national security. In this post-September 11, 2001 global environment, integration policies have become more assimilationist and immigration restrictions toward nationals from Muslim countries of origin have increased in the name of national security. While this trend is common among many Western states, Britain’s immigration stance toward Muslim migrants remains unchanged. This study examines changes in policies toward immigrants—changes that make these policies de facto immigration policies though they may not have been conceived as such—in the Netherlands, Germany, France, and the absence of this change in the UK. It seeks to answer the question: what explains reforms in the Netherlands, Germany, and France while British immigration policy remained unchanged? In this effort, the article emphasizes the impact of these changes on potential migrants from predominantly Muslim countries of origin. Based on a comparative case study analysis using process tracing, findings indicate that Dutch immigration/integration policy choices influence government policy changes in other West European countries. Through a learning process, governments experiencing similar socio-political challenges observe overlapping societal responses to them and optimize in creating policy alternatives by using short-cuts and adopting policies implemented in comparable states and situations.
 
Subject Muslims; Immigration; Integration; Diffusion; Dutch Model; Europe.
 
##plugins.schemas.dc.fields.jel.name## J15, J18, Z12.
 
Source European Journal of Economic and Political Studies
 
##plugins.schemas.dc.fields.year.name## 2011
 
##plugins.schemas.dc.fields.volume.name## 4
 
##plugins.schemas.dc.fields.issue.name## 2
 
##plugins.schemas.dc.fields.pages.name## 171-195
 
##plugins.schemas.dc.fields.pdfurl.name## http://www.ejeps.com/index.php/ejeps/article/download/82/82
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher Fatih University
 
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Date 2016-02-03
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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Identifier http://www.ejeps.com/index.php/ejeps/article/view/82
 
##plugins.schemas.dc.fields.onlineissn.name## 1307-6035
 
##plugins.schemas.dc.fields.printissn.name## 1307-6000
 
Language eng
 
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