Managing Labour Migration in Europe: Ideas, Knowledge and Policy Change

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Labour migration has become one of the hot topics in Europe, especially since 2000 with the shift from restriction to managed migration. This book provides an authoritative account of policy change over labour migration in Europe during this new era of governance. It has important implications for debates about the contemporary governance of labour migration in Europe, and questions about the impact of an emergent EU migration regime in the context of a globalising labour market. The key findings offer a deeper understanding of the linkages between those engaged in policymaking and the kinds of communities that produce usable knowledge. It will therefore be essential reading for academics, practitioners and students of migration and national policy processes in the EU. It will be an invaluable resource for individuals and organisations active in the immigration policy community, including policymakers themselves, but also the wider network of NGOs, think tanks and interest groups. -- .

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Managing Labour Migration in Europe is an outstanding effort to provide an integrated background study of labour migration policies in Spain and the UK."

"This book is indispensable reading for all those involved in immigration policy making or who are active in the area. Furthermore, it provides an essential source of knowledge for academics and students of immigration, addressing explicitly the way that ideas and knowledge affect decision making.

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Alex Balch is ESRC Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Politics at Sheffield University