Immigration and Integration Policy in Europe

Name: Immigration and Integration Policy in Europe
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Immigration and Integration Policy in EuropeWhy Politics - and the Centre-Right - Matter\nAuthor(s): Tim Bale\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138972346, 978-1138972346\nSynopsis\nThe role of political parties in immigration control and integration policy in Europe is underestimated, and parties on the centre-right are particularly important and interesting in this respect. They make up many European governments and therefore help determine state and EU policy. Moreover, even before the rise of the populist radical right, immigration and integration were matters of genuine ideological and practical concern for Europes market liberal, conservative and Christian Democratic parties. Exploiting such issues for electoral gain may make superficial sense, but too hard a line risks alienating their supporters in business and in civil society, as well as undermining party unity. It is a difficult balance, but one that ma.