The Impact of Policies and Discourses on Migrants’ Local Engagement Manlio Cinalli (Sciences Po- CNRS, Paris) Sponsored by:
POLITICAL CONTEXT Institutions, Policies and Discourses Individual rights Cultural group rights “Political opportunity structure” Specific policies Discursive opportunities
INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS Access to short-term permits Access to long-term permits Access to family reunion Access to nationality Labour market access Welfare state access Anti-discrimination rights Political rights
CULTURAL GROUP RIGHTS Cultural requirements to access the community Language programs Schooling Religion Media Labour market: group rights
“POLITICAL OPPORTUNITY STRUCTURE” Configuration of powers Participatory mechanisms
SPECIFIC POLICIES Degree of development of immigrants’ integration policy at the local level Political representation of immigrants Local powers vs. minority/migrants organizations Local powers vs. organizations whose activity is specialized in/has an impact on immigration/integration issues
DISCURSIVE OPPORTUNITIES BudapestGenevaLondon Lyon MadridZurich Discursive POS (local issues)
ACCESS TO NATIONALITY
WELFARE STATE ACCESS (ALL MIGRANT STATUSES)
RELIGION: ISLAM
ATTITUDES OF LOCAL POWERS (1)
Combining Opportunities (individ. vs. coll.ve)
Combining Opportunities (general vs specific)
Combining Opportunities (instit. vs discursive)