Social Capital, Political Participation and Migration in Europe [electronic resource] : Making Multicultural Democracy Work? /
Morales, L.editor.
Giugni, M.editor.
How can European societies more effectively promote the active engagement of immigrants and their children in the political and civic life of the countries where they live? This book examines the effect of migrants' individual attributes and resources, their social capital and the political opportunities on their political integration.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Tables; Figures; Notes on Contributors; Acknowledgments; 1 Political Opportunities, Social Capital and the Political Inclusion of Immigrants in European Cities; 2 Conceptualizing and Measuring Migrants' Political Inclusion; 3 Institutional Opportunities, Discursive Opportunities and the Political Participation of Migrants in European Cities; 4 The Electoral Participation of Naturalized Immigrants in Ten European Cities; 5 The Role of Social Capital in Migrants' Engagement in Local Politics in European Cities
6 Optimal Opportunities for Ethnic Organization and Political Integration? Comparing Stockholm with Other European Cities7 Is 'Home' a Distraction? The Role of Migrants' Transnational Practices in Their Political Integration into Receiving-Country Politics; 8 Patterns of Participation: Engagement among Ethnic Minorities and the Native Population in Oslo and Stockholm; 9 Political Efficacy and Confidence among Migrants; 10 The Impact of Religion on the Political Participation of Migrants; 11 Place Attachment, Community Cohesion and the Politics of Belonging in European Cities
12 Conclusion: Towards an Integrated Approach to the Political Inclusion of MigrantsAppendix; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
How can European societies more effectively promote the active engagement of immigrants and their children in the political and civic life of the countries where they live? This book examines the effect of migrants' individual attributes and resources, their social capital and the political opportunities on their political integration.
Political sociology.
Ethnicity.
Emigration and immigration.
Comparative politics.
Political science.
Anthropology.
Political Sociology.
Ethnicity Studies.
Migration.
Comparative Politics.
Political Science.
Anthropology.