Cities and Labour Immigration

’This book comes to grips with the bewildering variety of local policies in relation to newcomers in European cities - a relatively unexplored field, but of great relevance today. This work is a significant contribution to the study of policymaking in multicultural urban settings, and will undoubtedly be an eye-opener for all those involved in the dynamics of cities and migrants.’ Rinus Penninx, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands ’Scholars of international migration have long understood the importance of the city as context for integrating newcomers. In this innovative work, Michael Alexander provides a framework for comparing cities as the context for migration and the locus of integration. Any serious student of migration must read this book.’ James F. Hollifield, Southern Methodist University, USA ’Outstanding and up-to-date, Michael Alexander fulfills a major gap by comprehensively reviewing one of the most salient policy issues in Europe today - local policy responses to labour migration...the author provides readers with [an] admirable synthesis of host-stranger relations in Amsterdam, Paris, Rome and Tel-Aviv...this book will be essential reading for decision-makers and it is also important for students of migration and, indeed, anyone who wants to understand one of the burning issues of our times.’ Urban Geography Research Group '...a fascinating combination of theoretical insights with in-depth and nuanced knowledge about specific cities.' Environment and Planning 'Cities and Labour Immigration gives indeed a fresh view on immigrants' integration policy. Its focus on the city represents another challenge to the sclerotic debate on national models. On the other hand, on a more methodological and theoretical plan, this study provides a good example of how research on local level policy does not have necessarily to be confined to the case-study approach.' Journal of International Migration & Integration