Who is an immigrant and who requires integration? Categorising in European policies

Open Access
Authors
Publication date 2016
Host editors
  • B. Garcés-Mascareñas
  • R. Penninx
Book title Integration Processes and Policies in Europe
Book subtitle Contexts, Levels and Actors
ISBN
  • 9783319216737
ISBN (electronic)
  • 9783319216744
Series IMISCOE research series
Pages (from-to) 77-90
Publisher Cham: Springer Open
Organisations
  • Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) - Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR)
Abstract Some immigrants are problematized, while others are not. As categories form the backbone of policies, they formally define (i) who is a wanted and who is an unwanted immigrant and (ii) who requires integration and who does not. Gender studies and migration and ethnic studies show how categories both construct and reproduce inequality. We argue that this critical perspective is beneficial to studies on European immigration and integration policies in order to show how inclusion and exclusion work when categories are used in the policy chain.
Document type Chapter
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21674-4_5
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