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Public Culture in Societies of Immigration
Bauböck, Rainer Journal article in The Willy Brandt Series of Working Papers : Internationell migration och etniska relationer, Malmö högskola (2001)	scientific ARTICLE

Workingpaper101.pdf (53.82Kb)

Multinational Federalism: Territorial or Cultural Autonomy?
Bauböck, Rainer Journal article in The Willy Brandt Series of Working Papers : Internationell migration och etniska relationer, Malmö högskola (2001)	scientific ARTICLE

Workingpaper201.pdf (132.7Kb)

Dual Citizenship as Overlapping Membership
Faist, Thomas Journal article in The Willy Brandt Series of Working Papers : Internationell migration och etniska relationer, Malmö högskola (2001)	scientific ARTICLE

English abstract:

Dual citizenship has increased dramatically in recent decades. More and more states are tolerating or even accepting dual membership for various reasons. This is a puzzling trend because citizenship and political loyalty to sovereign states were thought to be indivisible until very recently. The new developments cast doubt on the assumption that overlapping membership violates the principle of popular sovereignty and that multiple ties and loyalties of citizens in bordercrossing social spaces and world society contradict state sovereignty. The argument put forward is that dual citizenship is neither an evil nor an intrinsic value for political communities. Dual citizenship is tied to genuine links of citizens across various sovereign political communities. Three perspectives shed light on dual citizenship: national, postnational and transstate approaches. Analytically, a transstate perspective can best describe relatively dense and continuous border-crossing ties as the overlapping membership of citizens across several political communities. In contrast to national concepts, a transstate view grasps the integrative potentials of reciprocity and solidarity in border-crossing spaces for bounded political communities. Also, a transstate perspective does not make unwarranted assumptions about a quantum leap in collective affiliation from the ?nation? to ?Europe? or even ?humanity?, as assumed by views such as postnational membership, suprastate citizenship and global democracy.

Workingpaper301.pdf (78.51Kb)

The Basic Elements of a Systematic Theory of Ethnic Relations
Rex, John Journal article in The Willy Brandt Series of Working Papers;4/01 : Internationell migration och etniska relationer, Malmö högskola (2003)	scientific ARTICLE

Swedish abstract:

Offering a conceptual analysis, the paper demonstrates theoretical connections between the notions of primordiality and small-scale community; ethnies and ethnic nationalism; modern nation state and related forms of nationalism; the analysis of the structure of empires and colonial societies, and of the reconstitution of post-imperial societies; the concepts of economic and political migration and migrant ethnic mobilisation; the implications of national policy responses to migration; and, finally, the notion of multicultural societies. An overall general theory of nationalism and ethnicity, transcending the more specific theories which have been used in understanding small-scale communities, nations and transnational communities, is envisaged.

Rex.pdf (88.07Kb)

Immigration and Immigrant Settlement in Australia: Political Response...
Collins, Jock Journal article in Willy Brandt Series of Working Papers in International Migration and Ethnic Relations : Internationell migration och etniska relationer, Malmö högskola (2003)	scientific ARTICLE

Swedish abstract:

Australian society has been shaped more by immigration and immigrants than most countries in the world today. This paper examines the changes to the character and composition of Australian immigration in the post-1945 period and analyses the impact of these changes on the public discourses and policy responses related to Australian immigration and settlement philosophies and practices in Australia today. It first looks at the Australian immigration experience, and how immigration policy has changed in recent decades as a result of globalisation. It then outlines the changing composition and character of the Australian immigration intake as a consequence of these policy changes, and at the key discourses about Australian immigration that have accompanied these changes. The paper then examines the way in which immigrant settlement or integration policies and practices have changed in light of the impact of globalisation on the political, economic and social climate in Australian society, with a particular emphasis on the debates about Australian multiculturalism. Finally, the paper addresses the new challenges for government policy makers and for decision makers in the private and non-government sectors of Australian society that are a consequence to the changing dynamics of the Australian immigration experience in a changing global world.

willy_brandt_202.pdf (163.3Kb)

Australia's Post-war Immigration: Institutional and Social Science Re...
Vasta, Ellie Journal article in The Willy Brandt Series of Working Papers : Internationell migration och etniska relationer, Malmö högskola (2003)	scientific ARTICLE

Swedish abstract:

This paper, which is work-in-progress, provides an initial review of the theoretical traditions adopted by immigration researchers in Australia over the past fifty years or so. Many researchers have played a vital role in the development of both entrance and settlement policies while others have carried out social science research that has remained quite distinct from policy needs. The social sciences have not only contributed ideas and systematic knowledge to the development of policy, they have also provided systematic data and critical analysis which has countered misleading populist beliefs about such issues as economic growth, unemployment and institutional racism. In Australia, social scientists have been influenced by the theoretical paradigms that are dominant in their disciplines at the time of their research. In some cases, a theoretical tradition such as that of assimilation (following the Chicago School) coincided with the common sense ideologies held by the society at large. At other times, as with the introduction of multiculturalism, social scientists provided the theoretical foundations for what was considered a necessary basis for a culturally plural society.

EllieVasta.pdf (83.94Kb)

Ethnic Entrepreneurship in Australia
Collins, Jock Journal article in The Willy Brandt Series of Working Papers : Internationell migration och etniska relationer, Malmö högskola (2003)	scientific ARTICLE

Swedish abstract:

This paper explores the historical and contemporary dimensions of immigrant self-employment and entrepreneurship in Australia. In doing so it draws on the growing literature on immigrant entrepreneurship in Australia and the literature on the impact of globalisation on western economies. The paper presents a brief history of the important role of immigrant entrepreneurship and self-employment in Australia before presenting 1996 census data on rates of immigrant selfemployment by gender and by generation. The paper then summarizes the key findings of the Australian research into immigrant self-employment, with a particular emphasis on the ways that the immigrant self-employed in Australia draw on class resources and ethnic resources. It ends by arguing that theories of immigrant self-employment must focus on two key, interrelated, aspects. First, the ways that ethnicity, gender and social class interact through a complex, uneven and changing lens of racialisation. Second, the important role of the way in which the processes of globalisation and the state responses to it shapes different patterns of the embeddedness of immigrants and, in turn, their opportunities as entrepreneurs and wage labourers.

jock_collins.pdf (115.6Kb)

Communities and social capital
Vasta, Ellie Journal article in Willy Brandt Series of Working Papers in International Migration and Ethnic Relations : School of International Migration and Ethnic Relations, Malmö University (2004)	scientific ARTICLE

Swedish abstract:

In this article, I am concerned with how social capital circulates within and across communities. Social capital entails an accumulation of social and moral resources within groups or social collectivities which include norms of reciprocity, social trust, co-operation, and networks of civic engagement. Ethnic communities in Australia are frequently accused of indulging in identity politics that leads to a form of ethnic closure. In order to address this issue more clearly, two main questions are posed: first, does identity formation contribute to a form of separation and ethnic closure or can communities, based on identity formations and identity politics, enhance their levels of civic virtue and collective action; secondly, are ethnic communities in Australia rallying together through various forms of collective action to achieve social justice goals within their own ethnic groups and across the broader community?

Willy Brandt 2004-2.pdf (251.1Kb)

Listening to the experts: Provider recommendations on the health need...
Fennelly, Katherine Journal article in Willy Brandt Series of Working Papers in International Migration and Ethnic Relations : School of International Migration and Ethnic Relations, Malmö University (2004)	scientific ARTICLE

Swedish abstract:

A growing body of literature describes what has come to be know as the 'healthy migrant' phenomenon - the fact that immigrants to the United States and Western Europe countries are often healthier than native-born residents in their new countries of residence. Over time, many immigrants lose this health advantage for reasons that are not fully understood. Data are presented from in-depth interviews with 62 health and social service providers working with immigrants in the state of Minnesota. Although the state is home to many refugees who were victims of torture or severe deprivation in their home countries, the majority of providers defi- ned the principal needs of their clients as affordable housing, jobs and access to health services, rather than needs related to health conditions and services per se. The providers' open-ended comments paint a picture of the ways in which post-immigration experiences lead to tangible stresses that compromise immigrants? health and well-being.

Willy Brandt 2004-1.pdf (285.3Kb)

Immigrant Issues and Cities: Lessons from Malmö and Toronto
Devoretz, Don J Journal article in Willy Brandt Series of Working Papers in International Migration and Ethnic Relations;2 : Malmö University, IMER (2004)	scientific ARTICLE

English abstract:

National debates surrounding immigration, tolerance and integration are hallmarks of the early 21st century. However, immigrants no longer move to countries but concentrate in cities where the immediate benefits and challenges of immigration arise. What happens to a city when immigrants become the numerical majority in one or two generations? How do cities convert this revolutionary change from a potential liability to an asset? In short, what immigration and integration policies at the city level can turn immigrant-receiving cities into successful and celebrated world metropolises? These questions are addressed in light of the experiences of Malmö and Toronto.

DeVoretz_2_04.pdf (283.8Kb)

The economics of Canadian citizenship
Devoretz, Don J; Pivnenko, Sergiy Journal article in Willy Brandt Series of Working Papers in International Migration and Ethnic Relations;3 : Malmö University, IMER (2004)	scientific ARTICLE

Swedish abstract:

Immigrants ascend to citizenship at differential rates in Canada. Why is this so? This paper investigates the economic costs and benefits derived from citizenship to rationalize the differential rates of citizenship ascension. Canadian earnings evidence confirms the sizable economic benefits of citizenship. A decomposition analysis attributes this benefit to selfselection, namely only the more productive immigrants become Canadian citizens.

DeVoretz_3_04.pdf (399.5Kb)

Welfare State, Integration and Legitimacy of the Majority: The Case o...
Brochmann, Grete Journal article in Willy Brandt Series of Working Papers in International Migration and Ethnic Relations : School of International Migration and Ethnic Relations, Malmö University (2004)	scientific ARTICLE

Swedish abstract:

Assimilation has in recent years been established as an illegitimate power strategy in most contexts in Europe. Apart from trying to nuance the content of this position, the paper raises questions as to the possible hidden power agenda in the integration strategy, or rather, which are the intentional or non-intentional power related implications of this strategy? Who is integrating whom into what kind of society? How are conceptions of nationhood maintained, legitimized and possibly reproduced?

Willy Brandt 2003-2.pdf (311.6Kb)

Multiple citizenship in a globalising world: The politics of dual cit...
Faist, Thomas Journal article in Willy Brandt Series of Working Papers in International Migration and Ethnic Relations : School of International Migration and Ethnic Relations, Malmö University (2004)	scientific ARTICLE

Swedish abstract:

Over the last few decades the number of cases of multiple nationalities worldwide has increased rapidly, and for various reasons this is being tolerated by more and more sovereign states. This is astonishing when one considers that a few decades ago citizenship and political loyalty to a state and, in particular, a specific national political community, were still considered inseparable. Despite the fundamental challenges raised by dual citizenship, the empirical evidence suggests that most immigration states have successfully adapted to problems of sovereignty and legitimacy. State authorities in many immigration countries in Europe and North America have gradually come to see dual citizenship neither as evil nor as an intrinsic value desirable as such. Nonetheless, the degree to which dual nationality is tolerated by states differs widely. Since immigrants themselves have developed manifold strategies to use dual nationality ? states and citizens have been engaged in processes of mutual accommodation. The questions deal with are: What are the factors encouraging the increasing tolerance towards multiple nationalities? How can cross-national differences regarding de jure and de facto tolerance towards dual nationality be explained? And what are the consequences of the growing tolerance towards dual nationality for statehood and immigrant policies? Based on the findings of postnational, national and transnational perspectives the analysis proposes to analyze tolerance and resistance towards dual nationality as a path-dependent process.

Willy Brandt 2003-3.pdf (361.8Kb)

The migration-security nexus. International migration and security be...
Faist, Thomas Journal article in Willy Brandt Series of Working Papers in International Migration and Ethnic Relations : School of International Migration and Ethnic Relations, Malmö University (2004)	scientific ARTICLE

Swedish abstract:

9/11 has reinforced the discursive securitization of migration and integration politics and policies in major immigration countries, the so-called migration-security nexus. To explore this argument, the analysis deals with three propositions. First, the end of the Cold War has opened political space for focusing on diffuse and hard-to-grasp security threats that do not emanate from sovereign states but from non-state actors, involving issues such as crime, drugs, migration. International migration has served as a convenient reference point for unspecific fears. Second, securitizing policies such as stepped-up border controls and stricter internal surveillance of immigrants produces unintended effects. Securitizing policy issues creates higher expectations among voters that governments are actually able to effectively control transnational movements. Third, 9/11 entails ambiguous consequences for immigrant integration. Clearly, the levels of harassment against immigrants from the Middle East increased considerably, at least on the short term. Yet the crisis situation may even lead to an increased immersion into the politics of the respective national immigration states. General attitudes and policies towards cultural pluralism will probably not be significantly affected by 9/11. Overall, the exploration of the migration-security nexus is part of broader studies into the virtuous and vicious cycles of transnationalization, the growing importance of non-state actors in world and national politics.

Willy Brandt 2003-4.pdf (283.0Kb)

The Current Traps of European Immigration Policies
Brochmann, Grete Journal article in Willy Brandt Series of Working Papers in International Migration and Ethnic Relations : Malmö University, School of International Migration and Ethnic Relations (2004)	scientific ARTICLE

Swedish abstract:

The main thrust of this paper is to describe and analyze the dynamics between the various EU member states and the European Community in the development towards a common immigration policy. There has so far been a striking contrast between the economic, social and political significance of migration, and the degree to which it has been subject to international organization. It is argued that conditional convergence has been a more relevant term than harmonization describing the process up till the end of the century, and the main reason for this is the strength of national interests and the impact of tradition and experience of policymaking in this realm.

Willy Brandt 2003-1.pdf (288.0Kb)

Mobility and the Nation: Skins, Machines and Complex Systems
Papastergiadis, Nikos Journal article in Willy Brandt Series of Working Papers in International Migration and Ethnic Relations;3/05 : Malmö University, IMER (2005)	scientific ARTICLE

English abstract:

This essay re-examines the public fears of invasion at the time of heightened anxiety over terrorist attacks and in light of the ongoing refugee crisis. It considers how discourses on the nation-state and mobility have been confi ned to an oppositional model. The twin pillars of micro-agency and macro-structuralism that have supported the prevailing sociological theories of migration present the nation-state as a bounded system. By identifying the fear of external agents and the ambivalence towards mobility, this essay traces a secret complicity between theories of migration and the preservation of the nation-state as a unified and exclusionary social system. The global flows and local affiliations of contemporary society are better grasped through complex systems theory, which transcends the oppositional logic of belonging and movement.

WB_3.pdf (130.2Kb)

Correlates of Prejudice: Data from Midwestern Communities in the Unit...
Fennelly, Katherine Journal article in Willy Brandt Series of Working Papers in International Migration and Ethnic Relations;4/04 : Malmö University, IMER (2005)	scientific ARTICLE

English abstract:

Many rural communities in the American Midwest have experienced relatively rapid demographic change from predominantly white, European-origin populations to ones with sizeable percentages of immigrants. Such change creates a natural laboratory for analysis of prejudice and threats. In this paper we present statewide survey data from Minnesota on white residents’ attitudes toward Hispanics in January, 2001, and then use qualitative data gathered seven months later for a close-up view of relations between US-born and foreign born residents in a rural town with a large meat processing plant. Comparisons are made of perceptions of symbolic and economic threats from immigrants on the part of three groups of Euro-Americans: community leaders, middle class and working class residents. Participants’ own explanations of their attitudes are used to describe nativist sentiments within the context of reported personal experiences and changes in the rural community. In the third section of the paper we listen to the comments of immigrants and refugees in the same community about their relationships with white residents. Taken together, these studies shed light on the nature of prejudice against immigrants and the kinds of public policies that may foster empathy.

Fennelly_WB_4-04.pdf (281.6Kb)

Political Participation, Mobilisation and Representation of Immigrant...
Martiniello, Marco Journal article in Willy Brandt Series of Working Papers in International Migration and Ethnic Relations;1 : School of International Migration and Ethnic Relations, Malmö University (2005)	scientific ARTICLE

English abstract:

This paper provides a qualitative overview of the state-of-the art on issues related to immigrants' political participation, mobilisation and representation, and also presents some research perspectives to be explored in the future. It is divided into seven parts. The first part addresses conceptual and defi nition issues. The second presents and discusses the thesis of political quiescence of immigrants. Part three part focuses on the explanations of the various forms of immigrant political participation. The fourth part presents a typology of the various forms of immigrant political participation in the country of settlement. Part fi ve specifi cally discusses the issue of transnational political participation. The sixth identifi es gaps in the literature to which new research perspectives might correspond. The concluding policy-oriented part addresses the issue of how to evaluate and assess the political participation of immigrants and their offspring in the country of residence.

WB_1-05.pdf (234.2Kb)

The Invasion Complex: Deep Historical Fears and Wide Open Anxieties
Papastergiadis, Nikos Journal article in Willy Brandt Series of Working Papers in International Migration and Ethnic Relations;2/05 : Malmö University, IMER (2005)	scientific ARTICLE

English abstract:

Fear of an external invasion has always operated alongside guilt over the foundational occupation of the land in Australia. The popular support for the Prime Minister John Howard’s pre-election stand against the refugees in 2001 and his dogged defensiveness during the indigenous-settler reconciliation process revealed the unease over cultural difference in the national imaginary. The myth of terra nullius and the fantasy of an ‘Asian invasion’ are two constitutive features in Australian nationalism. Combined they have produced a profound anxiety about space and mobility. This essay addresses the rhetorical responses to the ‘invasion’ in order to consider the way fear is used to shape contemporary subjectivity.

WB_2.pdf (156.7Kb)

Migration and Differentiated Citizenship: on the (Post-)Americanizati...
Cattacin, Sandro Journal article in Willy Brandt Series of Working Papers in International Migration and Ethnic Relations;1/06 : Malmö University, IMER (2006)	scientific ARTICLE

English abstract:

The pluralization of our society goes on, regardless of the French desire to restore the republican roots through the debate concerning the Islamic veil in the schools, regardless of Germany’s attempts to impose a Leitkultur, regardless of the researchers’ reflections around the political issue of what “integration” really means. This pluralization, which is unquestionably not only related to the phenomenon of migration, challenges the European national societies in three different ways. Firstly, by the constant ambivalence between the national identity discourse and the supranational construction of a European State. Secondly, by the internal differentiation of the civil society, which still only recognizes itself as a unity in the (accepted) difference. Thirdly, through the nation-state differentiations of belongings, which partially get disconnected from the territory and honoured through interlaced judicial claims, as shown by the topic of undocumented immigrants’ access to health care. These dynamics of differentiation and of pluralization will here be pointed as “Americanization” of Europe, which is imposing itself “from below”, while awaiting regulation “from above”.

WB 1-2006.pdf (120.3Kb)

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