Managing labour migration in Europe

Ideas, knowledge and policy change

By (author) Alex Balch

Publication date:

02 August 2010

Length of book:

256 pages

Publisher

Manchester University Press

Dimensions:

234x156mm

ISBN-13: 9780719080722

Labour migration has become one of the hot topics in Europe, especially since 2000 with the shift from restriction to managed migration. This book provides an authoritative account of policy change over labour migration in Europe during this new era of governance.

It has important implications for debates about the contemporary governance of labour migration in Europe, and questions about the impact of an emergent EU migration regime in the context of a globalising labour market. The key findings offer a deeper understanding of the linkages between those engaged in policymaking and the kinds of communities that produce usable knowledge.

It will therefore be essential reading for academics, practitioners and students of migration and national policy processes in the EU. It will be an invaluable resource for individuals and organisations active in the immigration policy community, including policymakers themselves, but also the wider network of NGOs, think tanks and interest groups.

Preface and acknowledgments
List of abbreviations
List of tables
List of figures
1. Introduction
2. Labour migration policy theory – the state of the art
3. Developing the approach: theory and methods
4. Case study one: labour migration policy change in Spain
5. Case study two: labour migration policy change in the UK
6. The EU and labour migration policymaking in the UK and Spain
7. Managing migration in the UK and Spain: ideas and policy change
8. Conclusions
References
Index

Managing Labour Migration in Europe is an outstanding effort to provide an integrated background study of labour migration policies in Spain and the UK."

"This book is indispensable reading for all those involved in immigration policy making or who are active in the area. Furthermore, it provides an essential source of knowledge for academics and students of immigration, addressing explicitly the way that ideas and knowledge affect decision making.