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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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Reviews
“Bastian Vollmer’s ambitious book is a very timely analysis of how restrictive immigration policy came to be normalised in two European countries over 3 decades. The book analyses the evolution of policy responses to irregular migration in Germany and the United Kingdom from 1973 to 1999. … this interdisciplinary book is a very valuable contribution to political science, migration studies and European studies … .” (Marie E. Tuley, Political Studies Review, Vol. 14, November, 2016)
“The study of policy development is certainly of interest with regard to immigration, and Vollmer’s study adds to the study of migration discourses an insightful empirical analysis that benefits particularly from its comparative and diachronic aspects. It should help to convince those working in the field of policy-making to take a closer look at texts documenting the process,and it is of interest to all those working on post-war immigration politics and discourses in Europe or European countries.” (Melani Schröter, Discourse & Society, Vol. 27 (5), 2016)
'In a very comprehensive and instructive way Bastian A. Vollmer's Policy Discourses on Irregular Migration in Germany and the United Kingdom is a highly welcome contribution to this literature.' European Planning Studies, 2015
"This book answers challenging questions. In a comparative manner, Bastian Vollmer uncovers the history of policy-making in the policy area of migration control in Germany and the UK, but also provides in-depth explanations for it. In a remarkably detailed and analytically sharp way, he has done an enormous service to academics, policy-makers and the informed public." Werner Schiffauer, Faculty of Social and Cultural Sciences, Euroepan University Viadrina, Germany
"This is a timely and critical analysis of how policies on irregular migration control have evolved in the past 40 years in two important immigration countries notably Germany and Britain. This book shows how asylum panics and perceptions of (irregular) migration threats have become not only dominant but also normalised in Europe." Anna Triandafyllidou, Robert Schumann Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute, Italy
"Vollmer shows how the creation of the notion of 'irregular migration' is primarily the result of increasingly restrictive migration legislation since the 1970s. His case studies of Germany and the UK examine how ideas on migration have been shaped by emotive discourses on perceived threats to national interests. This original study goes across the frontiers of political science, linguistics and sociology, and should be read by anyone who wants to understand why hostility to migration has become such a potent political force." Stephen Castles, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Sydney, AustraliaAuthors and Affiliations
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Centre on Migration, Policy and Society, University of Oxford, UK
Bastian A. Vollmer
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Policy Discourses on Irregular Migration in Germany and the United Kingdom
Authors: Bastian A. Vollmer
Series Title: New Perspectives in German Political Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137307545
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-30753-8Published: 22 October 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-45556-0Published: 01 January 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-30754-5Published: 20 October 2014
Series ISSN: 2947-6747
Series E-ISSN: 2947-6755
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 305
Topics: British Politics, European Politics, Social Policy, Migration, Public Policy, Political Science