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 Social Capital, Political Participation and Migration in Europe. Making Multicultural Democracy Work?
 2011 Per Strömblad, Gunnar Myrberg & Bo Bengtsson, "Optimal opportunities for ethnic organization and political integration? Comparing Stockholm with other European cities", pp. 115–139 in Laura Morales and Marco Giugni (eds), Social Capital, Political Participation and Migration in Europe. Making Multicultural Democracy Work? Series: Migration, Minorities and Citizenship. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Description
How can European societies more effectively promote the active engagement of immigrants and their children in the political and civic life of the countries where they live? This groundbreaking collection of essays is the first to provide an empirical and comparative account of the political integration of migrants in Europe. Using data from a unique study conducted in ten European cities, and survey data from more than 10,000 individuals, this book shows how migrants' individual attributes and resources, their social capital, and the political opportunities provided by political institutions and public discourses shape their political integration. Social Capital, Political Participation and Migration in Europe shows that migrants resources – such as education and language proficiency – are crucial determinants og migrants' capacity to engage with politics. Equally, it discusses how certain types of social capital can be particularly beneficial in achieving migrants political inclusion. Finally, and importantly, this book demonstrates that certain legal, policy and discursive approaches are more effective than others in including migrants in the political community.
Contents
Political Opportunities, Social Capital, and the Political Inclusion of Immigrants in European Cities;
L. Morales & M. Giugni
Conceptualising and Measuring Migrants' Political Inclusion;
L. Morales
Institutional Opportunities, Discursive Opportunities, and the Political Participation of Migrants in European Cities; M. Cinalli & M. Giugni
The Electoral Participation of Naturalised Immigrants in ten European Cities;
A. González-Ferrer
The Role of Social Capital in Migrants' Engagement in Local Politics in European Cities;
L. Morales & K. Pilati
Optimal Opportunities for Ethnic Organization and Political Integration? Comparing Stockholm with other European Cities;
P. Strömblad, G. Myrberg & B. Bengtsson
Is 'Home' a Distraction? The Role of Migrants' Transnational Practices in Their Political Integration into Receiving-Country Politics;
L. Morales & M. Morariu
Patterns of Participation: Engagement among Ethnic Minorities and the Native Population in Oslo and Stockholm;
G. Myrberg & J. Rogstad
Political Efficacy and Confidence Among Migrants;
E. Anduiza & J. San Martín
The Impact of Religion on the Political Participation of Migrants;
N. Eggert & M. Giugni
Place Attachment, Community Cohesion and the Politics of Belonging in European Cities;
R. Devadason
Conclusions. Towards an Integrated Approach to the Political Inclusion of Migrants;
M. Giugni & L. Morales
References
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