Integration Requirements for Immigrants in Europe

A Legal-Philosophical Inquiry
Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-1-5099-3165-1
Verlag: Hart Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 184 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 435 g

Based on legal-philosophical research, and informed by insights gleaned from empirical case studies, this book sets out three central claims about integration requirements as conditions for attaining increased rights (ie family migration, permanent residency and citizenship) in Europe:

(1) That the recent proliferation of these (mandatory) integration requirements is rooted in a shift towards 'individualised' conceptions of integration.

(2) That this shift is counterproductive as it creates barriers to participation and inclusion for newcomers (who will most likely permanently settle); and is normatively problematic insofar as it produces status hierarchies between native-born and immigrant citizens.

(3) That the remedy for this situation is a firewall that disconnects integration policy from access to rights.

The book draws on perspectives on immigrant integration in multiple EU Member States and includes legal and political reactions to the refugee/migrant crisis.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Waal, Tamar de

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsvergleichung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Migrations- & Minderheitenpolitik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Rechtsphilosophie, Rechtsethik
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsphilosophie, Rechtsethik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Westeuropa, Südeuropa
• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Mittel- und Osteuropa, Russland

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

I. Methodological Considerations

II. Academic Relevance and Contribution to the Literature

III. Preliminary Remarks

IV. Outline of the Book

1. From Societal to Individual Integration

I. The Growth of Integration Requirements in Multiple EU Member States

A. Family Reunification

B. Obtaining Permanent Residency

C. Naturalisation

II. Integration: Old and New

A. Integration as a Condition of Society

B. Integration as a Condition of Individuals

III. Individualised Integration and Integration Requirements in Europe: Exploring the Links

IV. Conclusion

2. Structural Risks of Integration Requirements

I. Liberal Nationalism and the Social Sciences on Integration Requirements

II. Integration Policies in Principle or in Reality

III. The Politics of Integration Requirements

IV. Individualised and Contractualised Integration

A. Individualised Integration

B. The Contractualisation of Secure Residency and Citizenship

V. Conclusion

3. Integration within a Community of Equals

I. Social Equality and Justice

II. Migration, Equal Citizenship and Social Inequalities

A. Importance of Naturalisation

B. Stigmatising (Those Who Become) Citizens

III. Integration Requirements: To Deserve to be One of 'Us'

A. Unwanted Citizens

B. Conditional Belonging

IV. Universal Values and Equal Citizenship

V. The Other Side of the Coin: Denaturalisation

VI. Conclusion

4. Disconnecting Integration from Rights
I. The Problems of the Current Integration Requirements in European Member States

A. Abuse of Precarity

B. Decreased Naturalisation Rates

C. Inculcating Hierarchies in Citizenship

D. Ineffective Integration Strategies

II. The Firewall Solution

III. The Problem-Solving Capacity of Disconnecting Rights from Integration Strategies

A. Counterbalancing Precarity

B. Enabling Naturalisation

C. Counteracting Conditional Belonging

D. Avoiding Ineffective Integration Strategies

IV. More Innovative Integration Strategies

A. Customised Integration Approaches

B. Other Groups

C. Trajectories for Asylum Seekers

V. Possible Counterarguments against the Firewall
A. Limitations of Public Spending

B. Enforcing Integration

C. The Ritual of Becoming a Citizen

D. Having the Competency to Vote

VI. Conclusion

Conclusion
I. Conclusions

II. Future Research

Über Autor(innen)

Waal, Tamar de
Tamar de Waal is Assistant Professor of Legal Theory at the Amsterdam Law School, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.