Politics of Immigration Contradictions of the Liberal State

Name: Politics of Immigration Contradictions of the Liberal State
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ISBN: 9780745638997

ISBN-10: 0745638996

ISBN-13: 9780745638997

Edition: 2013

Authors: James Hampshire

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Immigration is one of the most contested issues on the political agenda of liberal states across Europe and North America. While these states can be open and inclusive to newcomers, they are also often restrictive and exclusionary. The Politics of Immigration examines the sources of these apparently contradictory stances, locating answers in the nature of the liberal state itself. The book shows how four defining facets of the liberal state – representative democracy, constitutionalism, capitalism, and nationhood – generate conflicting imperatives for immigration policymaking, which in turn gives rise to paradoxical, even contradictory, policies. The first few chapters of the book outline…

Book details

List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Polity Press
Publication date: 9/6/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.682