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Understanding Variation in Approaches to Immigrant Integration

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James and Janmaat develop a theoretical framework for the study drawing on studies that explain cross-national variation in approaches to immigration, integration, and citizenship. Some of these studies emphasise the differences between the British ‘multicultural’ approach and the French ‘republican’ approach, and suggest that the approaches are path dependent. This leads to the hypothesis that little will change in the face of the common challenges that emerge after 2001. Other studies question the validity of national models of immigrant integration, and suggest that Western European states are converging towards a ‘civic integration’ approach. The authors use the studies to develop two contrasting sets of indicators; one for the persistence of distinct policy traditions and another for convergence towards a civic integration approach.

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James, J.S., Janmaat, J.G. (2019). Understanding Variation in Approaches to Immigrant Integration. In: Civil Disorder, Domestic Terrorism and Education Policy. Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31642-6_2

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