Integration Processes and Policies in Europe: Contexts Levels and Actors In this open access book experts on integration processes integration policies transnationalism and the migration and development framework provide an academic assessment of the 2011 European Agenda for the Integration of Third Country Nationals which calls for integration policies in the EU to involve not only immigrants and their society of settlement but also actors in their country of origin. Moreover a heuristic model is developed for the non normative analytical study of integration processes and policies based on conceptual demographic and historical accounts.The volume addresses three interconnected issues: What does research have to say on (the study of) integration processes in general and on the relevance of actors in origin countries in particular What is the state of the art of the study of integration policies in Europe and the use of the concept of integration in policy formulation and practice Does the proposal to include actors in origin countries as important players in integration policies find legitimation in empirical researchA few general conclusions are drawn. First integration policies have developed at many levels of government: nationally locally regionally and at the supra national level of the EU. Second a multitude of stakeholders has become involved in integration as policy designers and implementers. Finally a logic of policymaking—and not an evidence based scientific argument—can be said to underlie the European Commission’s redefinition of integration as a three way process.This book will appeal to academics and policymakers at international European national regional and local levels. It will also be of interest to graduate and master level students of political science sociology social anthropology international relations criminology geography and history