Social capital, political participation and migration in Europe: making multicultural democracy work?

How can European societies more effectively promote the active engagement of immigrants and their children in the political and civic life of the countrieswhere they live? This book examines the effect of migrants' individual attributes and resources, their social capital and the political opportunities on their political integration. LAURA MORALES Research Fellow at the Institute for Social Change, University of Manchester, UK. Her interests lie in the areas of political behaviour, the politics of immigration, and comparative politics. . MARCO GIUGNI Researcher at the Laboratoire de recherches sociales et politiques appliquées (RESOP), Switzerland, and teaches at the Department of Political Science at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. He has authored and co-authored several books and articles on social movements and contentious politics. His research interests include social movements and collective action, immigration and ethnic relations, unemployment and social exclusion. INDICE: 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 - Appendix -

• ISBN: 978-0-230-24416-0
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 328
• Fecha Publicación: 08/03/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Desconocido