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Policy Frames on Spousal Migration in Germany

Regulating Membership, Regulating the Family

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Authors:
  1. Laura Block

    1. AG der deutschen Familienorg, Berlin, Germany

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  • Study in the field of social sciences
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Studien zur Migrations- und Integrationspolitik (SZMI)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-13
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  2. Introduction

    • Laura Block
    Pages 15-40

  3. A Theoretical Framework for the Analysis of Spousal Migration Policies

    • Laura Block
    Pages 41-85

  4. Empirical and Legal Realities of Spousal Migration to Germany

    • Laura Block
    Pages 87-126

  5. 2005-2010: Spousal Migration Comes into Focus

    • Laura Block
    Pages 127-156

  6. The European Dimension of Family Migration Policies

    • Laura Block
    Pages 157-196

  7. Political and Institutional Frames on Spousal Migration

    • Laura Block
    Pages 197-263

  8. The “Other” Side: Transnational Couples’ and Migrant Advocates’ Perspectives

    • Laura Block
    Pages 265-308

  9. Conclusions

    • Laura Block
    Pages 309-323

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 325-349
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About this book

Laura Block asks how liberal democracies manage to restrict migration in spite of liberal constraints. She analyses the political debates surrounding spousal migration policies from 2005–2010 in Germany and reveals government strategies that restrict spousal migration while staying within the discursive realm of individual rights. By circumscribing and scrutinising both the membership status necessary to access the right to family protection and the family ties in question, restricting spousal migration is legitimised.

Authors and Affiliations

  • AG der deutschen Familienorg, Berlin, Germany

    Laura Block

About the author

Laura Block works as a project coordinator for Arbeitsgemeinschaft der deutschen Familienorganisationen (AGF), Berlin.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Policy Frames on Spousal Migration in Germany

  • Book Subtitle: Regulating Membership, Regulating the Family

  • Authors: Laura Block

  • Series Title: Studien zur Migrations- und Integrationspolitik

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-13296-5

  • Publisher: Springer VS Wiesbaden

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-13295-8Published: 08 April 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-13296-5Published: 29 March 2016

  • Series ISSN: 2567-3076

  • Series E-ISSN: 2567-3157

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 335

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Migration, Family, Public Policy

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