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Immigration, Security and the Liberal State: The Politics of Migration Regulation in Europe and the United States

By Gallya Lahav , Anthony M. Messina

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2023
ISBN
9781009298018, 1009298011
DOI
10.1017/9781009298001
Google Books ID
KyDkEAAAQBAJ
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3169580 bytes)
Pages
513\513
Orientation
portrait
Paginated
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2024-03-17 23:09:55

Description

Shows how liberal states reconcile the migration trilemma which has pitted markets, rights and security against each other since 9/11. Contextualizing the regulation of human mobility in a new security framework, this book offers an original perspective on the dominant mode of politics and evolving norms shaping the immigration policies of contemporary liberal states. In doing so, the authors challenge existing paradigms that privilege economic and cultural factors over new security ones in explaining the critical institutional and normative changes in migration management, from the early post-WWII through the post-Cold War era. Drawing on evidence from multiple sources, including media and elite discourse, policy tracking, party manifesto data and public opinion across Europe and the US, the book exposes the restrictive nature of immigration politics and policies when immigration is framed as a security threat, and considers its implications for civil liberties. Informed by a rich breadth of scholarly sub-disciplines, the findings contribute both empirically and theoretically to the literatures on international migration, security and public opinion.

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