Intergovernmental Relations on Immigrant Integration in Multi-Level States

Ilke Adam, Eve Hepburn

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Routledge
25 September 2023

Migration, immigration & emigration; Regional government; Civil rights & citizenship

This book explores how governments in multi-level states coordinate immigrant integration policies. It sheds light on how the decentralization of immigrant integration to substate regions can lead to conflict or cooperation, and how a variety of factors may shape different approaches to migrants.

Immigrant integration is an increasingly important policy area for governments. However, in multi-level states, immigrant integration is rarely the responsibility of the ‘central’ government. Instead, it is often decentralized to substate regions, which may have formulated their own, unique approaches. The way in which migrants are included into one part of a state may therefore be radically different from the experiences of migrants in another. How do multi-level states deal with potentially diverging approaches? This book examines how governments coordinate on immigrant integration in multi-level states. Four multi-level states form the backbone of the analysis: two of which are federal (Canada and Belgium) and two that are decentralized (Italy and Spain). We find that intergovernmental dynamics on immigrant integration are shaped by a variety of factors ranging from party politics to constitutional power struggles. This analysis contributes not only to our understanding of intergovernmental relations in multi-level systems; it also enhances our knowledge of the myriad ways in which different regions seek to include migrants into their societies, economies and political systems.

The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Regional and Federal Studies.

Edited by: Ilke Adam, Eve Hepburn
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367774790
ISBN 10: 0367774798
Pages: 112
Publication Date: 25 September 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ilke Adam is Associate Professor of Political Science at the Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Belgium, where she co-directs the Brussels Interdisciplinary Research centre on Migration and Minorities (BIRMM). She holds a PhD from the Université Libre de Bruxelles and has published widely on immigration and integration policies, multiculturalism, citizenship, anti-racism and multi-level politics. Eve Hepburn is Honorary Fellow at the Europa Institute, University of Edinburgh, UK, where she previously held the position of Senior Lecturer in Politics & International Relations. She holds a PhD from the European University Institute and has published several books on immigration, nationalism, populist parties and multi-level politics.