Immigration and membership politics in Western Europe /

"Why are traditional nation-states newly defining membership and belonging? In the twenty-first century, several Western European states have attached obligatory civic-integration requirements as conditions for citizenship and residence, which include promoting language proficiency, country knowledg...

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Main Author:	Goodman, Sara Wallace, 1979-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Subjects:	European Union countries > Emigration and immigration > Government policy. Immigrants > Cultural assimilation > European Union countries. Social integration > Government policy > European Union countries. Citizenship > European Union countries. Citizenship. Emigration and immigration > Government policy. Immigrants > Cultural assimilation. Social integration > Government policy. European Union countries. Immigrants. Social integration. Europe.
Summary:	"Why are traditional nation-states newly defining membership and belonging? In the twenty-first century, several Western European states have attached obligatory civic-integration requirements as conditions for citizenship and residence, which include promoting language proficiency, country knowledge, and value commitments for immigrants. This book examines civic-integration-policy adoption and adaptation through both medium-N analysis and three paired comparisons to argue that while there is convergence in instruments, there is also significant divergence in policy purpose, design, and outcomes"--