Welfare States and Immigrant Rights: The Politics of Inclusion and Exclusion

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Diane Sainsbury (Professor Emeritus, Department of Political Science, Stockholm University)

Welfare States and Immigrant Rights

The Politics of Inclusion and Exclusion

Diane Sainsbury (Professor Emeritus, Department of Political Science, Stockholm University)

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Oxford University Press
23 August 2012

Social welfare & social services; Political science & theory; Political economy; Welfare economics

Welfare States and Immigrant Rights

deals with the impact of welfare states on immigrants' social rights, economic well-being and social inclusion, and it offers the first systematic comparison of immigrants' social rights across welfare states. To study immigrants' social rights the author develops an analytical framework that focuses on the interplay between 1) the type of welfare state regime, 2) forms of entry, or entry categories, and 3) the incorporation regime regulating the inclusion or exclusion of immigrants. The book maps out the development of immigrants' social rights from the early postwar period until around 2010 in six countries representing different welfare state regimes: the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Sweden, and Denmark. Part I addresses three major issues. The first is how inclusive or exclusionary welfare state policies are in relation to immigrants, and especially how the type of welfare state and incorporation regime affect their social rights. The second issue concerns changes in immigrant rights and the direction of the change: rights extension versus rights contraction. The third issue is how immigrants' social rights compare to those of citizens. Part II shifts from policies affecting immigrant rights to the politics of the policies. It examines the politics of inclusion and exclusion in the six countries, focusing on social rights extension and contraction and changes in the policy dimensions of the incorporation regime that impinge on immigrant rights.

By: Diane Sainsbury (Professor Emeritus Department of Political Science Stockholm University)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9780199654789
ISBN 10: 0199654786
Pages: 326
Publication Date: 23 August 2012
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgments List of Tables and Figures 1: Welfare States and Immigrant Rights Part I: Immigrants' Social Rights In Comparative Perspective 2: Introduction to Part I 3: Liberal Welfare States and Immigrants' Social Rights 4: Conservative Corporatist Welfare States and Immigrants' Social Rights 5: Social Democratic Welfare States and Immigrants' Social Rights 6: with Ann Morissens: Immigrants' Social Rights across Welfare States Part II: The Politics of Inclusion and Exclusion 7: Introduction to Part II 8: Liberal Welfare States and the Politics of Inclusion and Exclusion 9: Conservative Corporatist Welfare States and the Politics of Inclusion and Exclusion 10: Social Democratic Welfare States and the Politics of Inclusion and Exclusion 11: The Politics of Inclusion and Exclusion Compared 12: Conclusion: Immigrant Rights - a Challenge for Welfare States References Index

Diane Sainsbury was formerly Lars Hierta Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science, Stockholm University. In 2009 she was Marie-Jahoda Guest Professor for International Women Studies at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany. Among her most recent publications are, 'Women's Political Representation in Sweden: Discursive Resources and Institutional Presence', in Mona Lena Krook and Sarah Childs (eds), Women, Gender, and Politics: A Reader (Oxford University Press, 2010), 'Sweden: The Feminization of Poverty?' in Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg (ed.), Poor Women in Rich Countries (Oxford University Press, 2010), and 'Gender, Care and Welfare', in Georgina Waylen, Karen Celis, Johanna Kantola and Laurel Weldon (eds), The Oxford Handbook of Gender and Politics (forthcoming). She is Professor Emeritus, Stockholm University.

Reviews for Welfare States and Immigrant Rights: The Politics of Inclusion and Exclusion

A welcome, innovative addition to the literature ... Drawing on both welfare-state and international-migration literature, this is an essential read for scholars with an interest in political science and migration studies. Sarah Hackett, Times Higher Education A grounding and impressive study. Both welfare state and immigration scholars will find much important material in this book. Sofia A. Perez, ILR Review