Immigration and Politics in the New Europe Reinventing Borders [Paperback]

This 2004 book is an empirical study of public opinion and elite attitudes towards immigration in the EU.Immigration is a central issue in European politics. Around a quarter of the world's migrants reside in Europe, and politicians throughout the continent are grappling with the problems this raises. Gallya Lahav's book places the issue in the context of a Europe where the place of the nation state is in question, as the logic of the single market clashes with national policymaking. Analysing elite and public opinion, the book shows how support from both has led to the adoption of restrictive immigration policies despite the requirements of open borders.Immigration is a central issue in European politics. Around a quarter of the world's migrants reside in Europe, and politicians throughout the continent are grappling with the problems this raises. Gallya Lahav's book places the issue in the context of a Europe where the place of the nation state is in question, as the logic of the single market clashes with national policymaking. Analysing elite and public opinion, the book shows how support from both has led to the adoption of restrictive immigration policies despite the requirements of open borders.Gallya Lahav's study examines the issue of immigration in the context of a Europe where the role of the nation state is in question, as the logic of the single market clashes with national policymaking. Immigration is a central issue in European politics since around a quarter of the world's migrants reside in Europe. Consequently, politicians throughout the continent are grappling with the problems this raises. Analyzing elite and public opinion, Lahav's book shows how support from both has led to the adoption of restrictive immigration policies despite the requirements of open borders.List of figures and tables; Preface and acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Toward a People's Europe: an institutional analysis of immigration policy in the European Union; 3. An attilã=