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The Impact of Policies and Discourses on Migrants’ Local Engagement. Manlio Cinalli (Sciences Po- CNRS, Paris). Sponsored by:. POLITICAL CONTEXT Institutions, Policies and Discourses. Individual rights Cultural group rights “Political opportunity structure” Specific policies
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The Impact of Policies and Discourses on Migrants’ Local Engagement Manlio Cinalli (Sciences Po- CNRS, Paris) Sponsored by:
POLITICAL CONTEXTInstitutions, Policies and Discourses • Individual rights • Cultural group rights • “Political opportunity structure” • Specific policies • Discursive opportunities
INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS • Access to short-term permits • Access to long-term permits • Access to family reunion • Access to nationality • Labour market access • Welfare state access • Anti-discrimination rights • Political rights
CULTURAL GROUP RIGHTS • Cultural requirements to access the community • Language programs • Schooling • Religion • Media • Labour market: group rights
“POLITICAL OPPORTUNITY STRUCTURE” • Configuration of powers • Participatory mechanisms
SPECIFIC POLICIES • Degree of development of immigrants’ integration policy at the local level • Political representation of immigrants • Local powers vs. minority/migrants organizations • Local powers vs. organizations whose activity is specialized in/has an impact on immigration/integration issues
Budapest Geneva London Lyon Madrid Zurich Discursive POS (local issues) -.18 .20 .30 .67 .54 .08 DISCURSIVE OPPORTUNITIES