Immigration and Integration Policy in Europe: Why Politics - and the Centre-Right - Matter (Journal of European Public Policy Series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1138972347 ISBN 13: 9781138972346

Publisher: Routledge, 2016

Synopsis

The role of political parties in immigration control and integration policy in Europe is underestimated, and parties on the centre-right are particularly important and interesting in this respect. They make up many European governments and therefore help determine state and EU policy. Moreover, even before the rise of the populist radical right, immigration and integration were matters of genuine ideological and practical concern for Europe’s market liberal, conservative and Christian Democratic parties. Exploiting such issues for electoral gain may make superficial sense, but too hard a line risks alienating their supporters in business and in civil society, as well as undermining party unity. It is a difficult balance, but one that makes a big difference both to the parties involved and the public policies they help produce. This volume brings together experts on both migration and political parties – fields that have not always interacted as much as they could or should have done – in order to study the impacts, dilemmas and trade-offs involved.

This book is based on the special issue of the Journal of European Public Policy.

About this title

About the Author

Tim Bale is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Politics and Contemporary European Studies, University of Sussex.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138972347
• ISBN 13: 9781138972346
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 170
• Editor: Bale Tim