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Gendered Jobs: Integrating Immigrants versus Controlling Immigration in the European Union

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2013

Suzanna M. Crage
Affiliation:
University of Pittsburgh
Melanie M. Hughes
Affiliation:
University of Pittsburgh
Pete Mohanty
Affiliation:
University of Texas–Austin
Terri E. Givens
Affiliation:
University of Texas–Austin

Extract

Over the past fifteen years, concerns related to immigration and the integration of immigrants have risen to the forefront of European politics (e.g., Givens and Luedtke 2005; Guild, Groenendijk, and Carrera 2009). As anti-immigrant nationalist parties have gained ground, European governments have closed borders and even deported immigrants en masse. At the same time, countries throughout the European Union (EU) have increasingly stressed the importance of the social, economic, and cultural integration of immigrants. As immigration has become increasingly politicized across Europe, many governments have restructured themselves. Some countries have created new cabinet ministries designed to focus on immigration and immigrant integration. Other countries have assigned new immigration-related tasks to existing political bodies. In the face of new or radically transformed governance structures, one important question emerges: To what extent do women serve in immigration ministry leadership?

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Copyright © The Women and Politics Research Section of the American Political Science Association 2013

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