Migration and Irregular Work in Austria
A Case Study of the Structure and Dynamics of Irregular Foreign Employment in Europe at the Beginning of the 21st Century
Published on 9. December 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
248 pages
978-90-8964-053-6 (ISBN)
Description
This meticulously researched study of irregular migrant work in Austria holds many broader lessons for countries all over Europe. The book derives many of its fascinating insights from systematic in-depth interviews with migrants themselves. The authors demonstrate that it is no longer enough to divide the world of foreign employment into "legal" and "illegal" work. Instead, over the past few years, particularly in the context of progressive EU-enlargement in Europe, new manifestations of "irregular migrant work" have evolved. Moreover, the authors convincingly argue that irregular migrant work is based on both supply and demand, and is therefore unlikely to fade away in the foreseeable future.
Reviews / Votes
This is a carefully considered report on something that is difficult to know much about. Addressing concerns now at the centre of the EU, it reflects on the political, administrative and statistical processes surrounding irregular labour migration in a country that up until recently had 1,400 kilometres of Schengen border.[-][-]August G?chter, Senior Researcher, Centre for Social Innovation, Vienna, and Reader, University of Vienna[-][-]-Challenging the perceived capacity of states to regulate migration, this refreshing empirical study has the potential to instigate a fundamental reappraisal of irregular migrant work in Europe. A must-read for everybody concerned - academically or politically, in Austria and beyond.?[-][-]Norbert Cyrus, Senior Researcher, Hamburg Institute for Social Research[-][-]'This volume fills a significant gap in the still fragmented landscape of research on irregular (labour) immigrants in Europe. It is based on a mixture of methods, is very rich in data and contributes an overdue case study. But the authors go much further than this and make an important contribution to the analyses and theories in this field. Some aspects are indeed innovative. This book should be recommended reading by scholars of labour market, irregular economy and migration issues and of course policy makers.'[-]Franck D?vell, COMPAS, University of OxfordMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Target group
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-90-8964-053-6 (9789089640536)
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Persons
Veronika Bilger is programme manager for research at the International Centre for Migration Policy Development. Christina Hollomey is a researcher at the International Centre for Migration Policy Development and a lecturer at the Institute for Social and Cultural Anthropology at the University of Vienna. Michael Jandl is a researcher and consultant for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the International Centre for Migration Policy Development, and other organizations. Anna Stepien is a Ph.D. candidate in political science at the University of Vienna.
Content
Acknowledgements 1 Theoretical background 2 The Delphi study 3 Empirical results from migrant interviews 4 Conclusions, Annex, References .