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Migration Policymaking in Germany: Between National Reluctance and Local Pragmatism?

Introduction

Germany’s long-lasting view of itself as a non-immigration country resulted in the absence of a comprehensive national migration policy up till the new millennium. In reality, throughout its history, Germany has been a typical immigration country. This paper reveals the multitude of policymaking arenas that exist at different levels of society and offers new insight into policymaking and outputs.

Description

This working paper illustrates 50 years of migration towards Germany, focusing particularly on processes of migration policymaking at different institutional levels of governance. The study contributes to the literature by addressing the significant gap between migration policymaking and empirical evidence.

Background information

This title is published within the IMISCOE publication programme as part of the Working Papers. These Working Papers are the products of ongoing work by IMISCOE members that are not (yet) ready for publication within the IMISCOE-AUP Book series. They may range from State of the Art Reports (SoAR) on worldwide research within a particular domain to more specific products of ongoing work.

Contact info

IMISCOE Network of Excellence
Amsterdam
The Netherlands
http://www.imiscoe.org
Karen Kraal (Communication Officer), tel. + 31 (0)20 525 3659

Publication date

06/08/2008

Project finished

06/08/2008

Researcher

Maren Borkert and Wolfgang Bosswick

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Document type

research

Themes

Urban Policy > Social inclusion & integration

Keywords

Integration of social groups