This book is concerned with one of the major challenges confronting the advanced industrial democracies of Western Europe - the acceptance and integration into civil society of post-war migrant workers and political refugees and their families. It examines in detail the rights of migrant workers in West European countries, describing the expansion of these rights in the post-war period, and analyzing naturalization policies and migrant workers' attitudes to naturalization.
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`This nicely edited volume... must be considered the most authoritative source on the political implications of postwar international migration to Western Europe' - International Migration Review `This collection as a whole is therfore a valuable addition to the existing literature on this topic and should become a standard reference book.... All in all this volume is a useful work of reference for thos interested in obtaining a broad overview of the political position of migrant workers in western Europe. It also raises a number of questions which can, and should, be investigated in future research.2 - European Journal of Intercultural Studies
`The strength of the volume is its topical organization. Each chapter presents an overview of the most relevant facts. As a whole, the volume provides a good and concise treatment of the formal social and political status of immigrants in Western Europe's most important immigration societies. It is of particular value for those seeking an up-to-date introduction to the political problematic of immigration in Europe; and it can serve well as a text in courses on comparative immigration and ethnicity.' - Contemporary Sociology
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The Challenge of Political Rights - Zig Layton-Henry
The Absence of Rights - Catherine Wihtol de Wenden
The Position of Illegal Migrant Workers
Industrial Rights - Jan Vranken
Civil Rights of Aliens - Tomas Hammar
Immigrant Associations - Zig Layton-Henry
Consultative Forms of Participation - Uwe Andersen
Voting Rights - Jan Rath
The Politics of Citizenship Acquisition - Gerard de Rham
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