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Few phenomena have been more disruptive to West European politics and society than the accumulative experience of post-WWII immigration. Against this backdrop spring two questions: Why have the immigrant-receiving states historically permitted high levels of immigration? To what degree can the social and political fallout precipitated by immigration be politically managed? Utilizing evidence from a variety of sources, this study explores the links between immigration and the surge of popular support for anti-immigrant groups; its implications for state sovereignty; its elevation to the policy agenda of the European Union; and its domestic legacies. It argues that post-WWII migration is primarily an interest-driven phenomenon that has historically served the macroeconomic and political interests of the receiving countries. Moreover, it is the role of politics in adjudicating the claims presented by domestic economic actors, foreign policy commitments, and humanitarian norms that creates a permissive environment for significant migration to Western Europe.

Migration. Refugees --- anno 1900-1999 --- anno 2000-2009 --- Western Europe --- Europe, Western --- Europe --- Europe de l'Ouest --- Emigration and immigration --- History --- Government policy. --- Emigration et immigration --- Histoire --- Politique gouvernementale --- #SBIB:39A6 --- #SBIB:314H252 --- EEC / European Union - EU -Europese Unie - Union Européenne - UE --- 323.0 --- 312.1 --- Etniciteit / Migratiebeleid en -problemen --- Internationale migratie --- Binnenlandse politiek: algemeenheden. --- Immigratie. --- West Europe --- Immigratie --- Binnenlandse politiek: algemeenheden --- Social Sciences --- Political Science

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How 'European' are Europeans? Is it possible to balance national citizenship with belonging to the European Union overall? Do feelings of citizenship and belonging respond to affiliations to regions, religions or reactionary politics? Unlike previous volumes about identity in Europe, this book offers a more comprehensive view of the range of identities and new arguments about the political processes that shape identity formation. The founders of European integration promised 'an ever closer union'. Nationalists respond that a people should control their own destiny. This book investigates who is winning the debate. The chapters show that attitudes toward broader political communities are changing, that new ideas are gaining ground, and that long-standing trends are possibly reversing course.

Regionalism --- Nationalism --- Group identity --- Ethnicity --- Religious minorities --- National characteristics, European --- European Union countries --- Economic integration --- Social aspects --- Ethnic relations --- Religion --- #SBIB:321H81 --- #SBIB:39A6 --- #SBIB:327.7H200 --- 316.37 --- Westerse politieke en sociale theorieën vanaf de 19e eeuw : nationalisme, corporatisme, fascisme, nationaal socialisme, rechtsextremisme, populisme --- Etniciteit / Migratiebeleid en -problemen --- Europese Unie: algemeen --- Identiteit. Individu en maatschappij. Persoonlijkheid --- National characteristics, European. --- Political science --- General. --- Social aspects. --- Ethnic relations. --- Religion. --- Sociology of minorities --- National movements --- Europe --- 316.37 Identiteit. Individu en maatschappij. Persoonlijkheid --- Minorities --- Consciousness, National --- Identity, National --- National consciousness --- National identity --- International relations --- Patriotism --- Autonomy and independence movements --- Internationalism --- Political messianism --- European national characteristics --- Ethnic identity --- Cultural fusion --- Multiculturalism --- Cultural pluralism --- EU countries --- Euroland --- Regionalism - European Union countries --- Nationalism - European Union countries --- Group identity - European Union countries --- Ethnicity - European Union countries --- Religious minorities - European Union countries --- European Union countries - Economic integration - Social aspects --- European Union countries - Ethnic relations --- European Union countries - Religion

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