The Routledge Handbook of the Politics of Migration in Europe
2nd Edition
Published on 22. January 2026
574 pages
978-1-040-73768-2 (ISBN)
Description
The second edition of The Routledge Handbook of Politics of Migration in Europe provides a rigorous, provocative and critical examination of what is exceptional about the European politics of migration and the study of it.
Crucially, this book adopts a pan-European perspective to better explain the regional shades of European migration politics, inclusive of tendencies in all geographical parts of Europe. The volume accounts for recent developments that affect human mobility in Europe, including the significant number of asylum seekers from non-EU and non-European countries in 2014-2016, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brexit, and the Russian war on Ukraine. Thematically organised, this book provides analytically fruitful comparisons across various geographical entities within Europe.
The Routledge Handbook of the Politics of Migration in Europe will be essential reading and an authoritative reference for scholars, students, researchers and practitioners involved in, and actively concerned about, research and policy on migration, and European and EU Politics.
Crucially, this book adopts a pan-European perspective to better explain the regional shades of European migration politics, inclusive of tendencies in all geographical parts of Europe. The volume accounts for recent developments that affect human mobility in Europe, including the significant number of asylum seekers from non-EU and non-European countries in 2014-2016, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brexit, and the Russian war on Ukraine. Thematically organised, this book provides analytically fruitful comparisons across various geographical entities within Europe.
The Routledge Handbook of the Politics of Migration in Europe will be essential reading and an authoritative reference for scholars, students, researchers and practitioners involved in, and actively concerned about, research and policy on migration, and European and EU Politics.
Reviews / Votes
"This excellent collection offers an insightful and authoritative overview of the key issues in the politics of migration in Europe-from notions of membership and belonging to migration governance; from labour migration to forced displacement; from border control to pan-European cooperation. A particular strength is its coverage of dynamics and inter-connections across all 51 European countries, teasing out some of the distinctive aspects of political discourse and governance across this large and diverse group of countries. It is a must-read for all scholars of migration policy and politics".Christina Boswell, Professor of Politics, University of Edinburgh, UK
"This handbook is an essential source for everyone interested in understanding the highly dynamic nature of European policymaking on migration."
Martin Geiger, Associate Professor of Politics of Migration and Mobility, Carleton University, Canada
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Series
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
7 Tables, black and white; 8 Line drawings, black and white; 8 Illustrations, black and white
File size
2,48 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-040-73768-2 (9781040737682)
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Additional editions
Laura Cleton | Nahikari Irastorza | Agnieszka Weinar
The Routledge Handbook of the Politics of Migration in Europe
Book
01/2026
2nd Edition
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Previous edition
Agnieszka Weinar | Saskia Bonjour | Lyubov Zhyznomirska
The Routledge Handbook of the Politics of Migration in Europe
E-Book
07/2018
1st Edition
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€64.49
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Persons
Laura Cleton is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Nahikari Irastorza is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, University of Deusto, Spain, and a Senior Researcher at the Malmoe Institute for Migration Studies, Malmoe University, Sweden.
Agnieszka Weinar is an Adjunct Research Professor at the Institute of European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (EURUS), Carleton University, Canada.
Lyubov Zhyznomirska is an Associate Professor and Chairperson in the Department of Political Science and Global Development Studies, Saint Mary's University, Canada.
Nahikari Irastorza is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, University of Deusto, Spain, and a Senior Researcher at the Malmoe Institute for Migration Studies, Malmoe University, Sweden.
Agnieszka Weinar is an Adjunct Research Professor at the Institute of European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (EURUS), Carleton University, Canada.
Lyubov Zhyznomirska is an Associate Professor and Chairperson in the Department of Political Science and Global Development Studies, Saint Mary's University, Canada.
Content
Introduction Part 1: Governance 1. The Paradoxical Evolution of EU Migration Governance: Less Sovereignty, More Control 2. The multilevel governance of migration policy in the aftermath of the 2015 asylum crisis: Research within and outside Europe 3. Politics of emigration in Europe 4. Beyond methodological western-centrism: The 'control gap' debate reconsidered from a global perspective 5. Current implementation perspectives on migration policies in Europe: Beyond the black box 6. The production and use of knowledge in governing migration in Europe 7. Media and immigration: A political communication perspective Part 2: Institutions 8. The role of courts in European migration politics 9. EU Institutions: Venue for restrictions or liberal constraints? 10. The Party Politics of Migration and Mobility 11. The participation, mobilization and political representation of migrants in Europe Part 3: Membership and Belonging 12. The governance of citizenship in Europe 13. National Models of Integration 14. The civic integration turn 15. Family migration and membership Part 4: Border Governance 16. Politics of Irregular Migration in Europe: Deport, Cannot Deter? 17. Border management in Europe: The political dynamics of (de)Europeanization 18. Frontex Risk Analysis and the Crisis-driven Expansion of Coordinated European Border Control 19. Militarisation, marketisation and instrumentalisation in postcolonial European border control 20. Deportation policy in Europe: Understanding readmission negotiations and implementation dynamics 21. Assisted return's 'non-care care': From global design to local histories Part 5: Asylum and International Protection 22. The historical development of refugee protection in Europe 23. Contemporary Politics and Policy of International Protection in Europe 24. Regional Dimensions of Refugee Protection: Does European Refugee Policy Exist? 25. Shifting Priorities in the EU's Asylum Policy Harmonization: The Elusive Quest for Convergence Part 6: Labour Migration and Migrant Work 26. Models and regimes of labour migration in Europe 27. Labour Market and Fiscal Impacts of Immigration: A Europe-US Comparison 28. Is Work a Right for Third Country Migrants in the EU? 29. The politics of care work and migration 30. The knotty labour migration policy space and migrants' responses across Europe 31. Migrant workers and the organisation of labour Part 7: Pan-European Cooperation on Migration Management 32. External EU migration governance: How to explain robust cooperation between the EU and non-EU countries? 33. The pan-European architecture of the politics of migration in Europe 34. The EU's visa liberalisation policy: What kind of transformative power in neighbouring regions? 35. The evolution of governance and financing of migration and development policy and politics in Europe Part 8: Researching Migration in Europe 36. Data Sources for International Migration in Europe: Categories, Definitions and Policy Uses 37. Analysis of discourses and rhetoric in European migration politics
