Social Capital, Political Participation and Migration in Europe

Making Multicultural Democracy Work?

  • Laura Morales
  • Marco Giugni
Book

Part of the Migration, Minorities and Citizenship book series (MMC)

Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Political Opportunities, Social Capital and the Political Inclusion of Immigrants in European Cities
    Laura Morales, Marco Giugni
    Pages 1-18
  3. Conceptualizing and Measuring Migrants’ Political Inclusion
    Laura Morales
    Pages 19-42
  4. Institutional Opportunities, Discursive Opportunities and the Political Participation of Migrants in European Cities
    Manlio Cinalli, Marco Giugni
    Pages 43-62
  5. The Electoral Participation of Naturalized Immigrants in Ten European Cities
    Amparo González-Ferrer
    Pages 63-86
  6. The Role of Social Capital in Migrants’ Engagement in Local Politics in European Cities
    Laura Morales, Katia Pilati
    Pages 87-114
  7. Optimal Opportunities for Ethnic Organization and Political Integration? Comparing Stockholm with Other European Cities
    Per Strömblad, Gunnar Myrberg, Bo Bengtsson
    Pages 115-139
  8. Is ‘Home’ a Distraction? The Role of Migrants’ Transnational Practices in Their Political Integration into Receiving-Country Politics
    Laura Morales, Miruna Morariu
    Pages 140-171
  9. Patterns of Participation: Engagement among Ethnic Minorities and the Native Population in Oslo and Stockholm
    Gunnar Myrberg, Jon Rogstad
    Pages 172-197
  10. Political Efficacy and Confidence among Migrants
    Eva Anduiza, Josep San Martín
    Pages 198-218
  11. The Impact of Religion on the Political Participation of Migrants
    Nina Eggert, Marco Giugni
    Pages 219-237
  12. Place Attachment, Community Cohesion and the Politics of Belonging in European Cities
    Ranji Devadason
    Pages 238-261
  13. Conclusion: Towards an Integrated Approach to the Political Inclusion of Migrants
    Marco Giugni, Laura Morales
    Pages 262-274
  14. Back Matter
    Pages 275-308
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About this book

Introduction

How can European societies more effectively promote the active engagement of immigrants and their children in the political and civic life of the countries where they live? This book examines the effect of migrants' individual attributes and resources, their social capital and the political opportunities on their political integration.

Keywords

capital children democracy desegregation Institution Integration migration Nation organization participation political participation religion social capital Transnational work

Editors and affiliations

  • Laura Morales
    • 1
  • Marco Giugni
    • 2
  1. 1.University of ManchesterUK
  2. 2.University of GenevaSwitzerland

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