Citizenship and Immigrant Incorporation
Subtitle: Comparative Perspectives on North America and Western Europe
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: October 2, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780230600133
Subjects: Civil rights & citizenship; Immigration & emigration; Islamic studies; Women's studies; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; North America; Western Continental Europe; Civics & Citizenship; Government - Comparative; Political Science / Government / International; Government - International; Citizenship; Immigrants; Social integration
Description: The contributions in this volume consider the question of migrant agency, how Western societies are both transforming migrants, and being transformed by them. It is informed by debates on the new 'transnational mobility', the immigration of Muslims, the increasing importance of human rights law, and the critical attention paid to women migrants.