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Configurations of Immigrant Integration Policies in Europe: An Exploratory Appraisal

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Today, in all European countries, it is possible to identify a framework of policies addressing immigrants’ integration. By considering the various areas of policies concerned with such a phenomenon, the present study identifies the existence of shared patterns of responses across countries. I do so by introducing the concept of configuration of integration policies (CIP) and relying on a hierarchical cluster analysis. The analysis identifies two main shared‐configurations for dealing with immigrant integration cutting across the East/West cleavage, with the Eastern configuration more restrictive than the Western one, especially in the areas of labor, education, political participation, and citizenship; they are, instead, closer to each other as they pertain to family, residence, and antidiscrimination; namely, in policy areas concerned with salient human rights issues and targeted by European directives. This evidence speaks to the broad debate in the field of immigrant integration policies, paving the way for further research and theoretical speculation. Hoy en todos los países europeos es posible identificar un marco de políticas para abordar la integración de los inmigrantes. Al considerar las diferentes áreas de políticas que tienen que ver con este fenómeno, el presente estudio identifica la existencia de patrones compartidos de respuestas en diferentes países. Esto se hace al presentar el concepto de configuración de políticas de integración (CIP) y al apoyarse en un análisis de grupos jerárquicos. El análisis identifica dos configuraciones compartidas principales para abordar la integración de los inmigrantes, las cuales forman una línea divisoria entre el oriente y el occidente—la configuración oriental es más restrictiva que la configuración occidental, especialmente en áreas de trabajo educación, participación política y ciudadanía; En cambio, están más de acuerdo en lo que concierne a la familia, la residencia y la antidiscriminación; específicamente en áreas que tienen que ver con temas notorios de derechos humanos y que están dentro de los objetivos de los directivos europeos. Esta evidencia habla del amplio debate en el campo de las políticas de integración de los inmigrantes, lo cual labra el camino hacia más investigación y especulación teórica. 当前在所有欧洲国家中, 都能识别出一项用于应对移民融合的政策框架。通过考量与该现象相关的不同领域政策, 本文识别了欧洲各国关于移民融合的共享模式。为此, 本文引入了融入政策配置(configuration of integration policies, CIP)这一概念, 并使用了一项系统聚类分析。分析结果确定了两个主要共享配置, 用于研究东西欧就移民融入一事产生的差异。其中东欧配置相比西欧更为严格, 尤其是在劳动、教育、政治参与和公民权等领域;这些领域因与家庭、居留和反歧视存在直接联系而相互靠拢, 即都与突出人权问题相关, 且是欧盟指令的目标。这些证据为移民融入政策方面的广泛辩论发声, 同时为今后研究和理论猜想创造条件。

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  • Francesco Pasetti, 2019. "Configurations of Immigrant Integration Policies in Europe: An Exploratory Appraisal," World Affairs, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 182(1), pages 35-60, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:woraff:v:182:y:2019:i:1:p:35-60
    DOI: 10.1177/0043820019825935
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