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Reading list Comparative Migration Policy for library reading list

 

WEEK 1: Introduction to immigration policy 

Central questions: What is immigration policy? What is the ambit of the policy domain? What are the different types of immigration states?

Core readings 

* Freeman, G. (1995). "Modes of Immigration Policies in Liberal Democratic States." International Migration Review 29(4): 881-902 

 

* Boucher, A. and Gest, J. (2018) Crossroads: Comparative Immigration Regimes in a World of Demographic Change, Cambridge University Press, New York, Chapters 1 and 2.  

 

 

Additional reading 

These readings provide background on the key countries considered in this unit of study: 

 

Boucher, A. and Gest, J. (2018) Crossroads: Comparative Immigration Regimes in a World of Demographic Change, Cambridge University Press, New York [entire book, will also be read throughout this term). 

 

Castles, S. and M.J. Miller 2009, The Age of Migration: International Population Movements in the Modern World 4th edition, Houndsmill, Baskingstoke [Provides useful overview on global migration trends and issues]. 

 

Cohen, R. 2010, The Cambridge Survey of World Migration, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge [Includes country profiles on immigration issues, include the ‘global south’].

 

Hollifield, James. , Phillip.L. Martin, and Pia.M. Orrenius. 2014. Controlling Immigration: A Global Perspective: Stanford University Press

 

Joppke, C. (2005). Selecting by Origin: Ethnic Migration in the Liberal State. Cambridge, Massachusetts/ London, England, Harvard University Press [has chapters on Australia and the United States. Concentrate on Chapter 2 (pp31-92)]. 

 

Jupp, J. (2007). From White Australia to Woomera: The Story of Australian Immigration. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.

            

Li, P. S. (2003). Destination Canada: Immigration debates and issues. Don Mills, OUP.

 

Money, J., and S.P. Lockhart. 2021. Introduction to International Migration: Population Movements in the 21st Century: Routledge. 

            

Tichenor, D. (2002). Dividing Lines: The Politics of Immigration Control in America. Princeton, Princeton University Press.

 

WEEK 2, Comparative public policy and political science 

In order to compare immigration policies adequately, it is first necessary to consider political science insights on comparative methodology. Key questions: 

 

• What are the primary scholarly and practical aims of comparison? [Why should policy analysts and academics compare policy settings?]
• Where can comparison go wrong? 
• What are the major differences methodologically between small-N and large-N comparison? Which do you prefer? 

 

* Castles. F.G. 1991 “Why Compare Australia” in F.G. Castles ed., Australia Compared: People, Policies and Politics, Allen and Unwin, 1991, pp1-14. 

* Bloemraad, I. (2013) “Comparative methodologies in the study of migration”, Chapter 46 in Routledge International Handbook of Migration Studies, Routledge, pp553-563 

 

Further readings:

George, A.L. and Bennett, A. (2005), Case Studies and Theory Development in the Social Sciences: MIT Press [Very useful for those adopting a scholarly comparative approach].

 

Gerring, J. (2007), Case Study Research: Principles and Practices, New York: Cambridge University Press [Ditto].

 

Stokes, S.C. and Boix, C. (2007), The Oxford Handbook of comparative politics, Oxford/New York: OUP [On reserve in library]. 

 

Moran, M., Rein, M. and Goodin, R.E. (2006), The Oxford Handbook of Public Policy, Oxford: OUP [On reserve in library]. 

 

 

WEEK 3: Theories of immigration policy making

What are the key theories of immigration policy-making? Which do you find the most compelling? Why?

 

Core readings

* On interest group theory: Freeman, G. (2006). "National Models, Policy Types and the Politics of Immigration in Liberal Democracies." West European Politics: 227-247. [Available in the READER].

            

* On neo-institutional theory: Joppke, C. (1998). "Why Liberal States Accept Unwanted Immigration." World Politics 50(2): 266-293. [Available in the READER].

 

* On economic theory: Massey, D. S., J. Arango, et al. (2006). Theories of International Migration: A Review and Appraisal. The Migration Reader: Exploring Politics and Policies. A. M. Messina and G. Lahav. Lynne Rienner Publishers, London: 34-62. [Available in the READER].

 

* On non-democracies:

 

Mirilovic, N. 2010. "The Politics of Immigration: Dictatorship, Development and Defense."  Comparative Politics April:273-292.

Natter, K. (2018) ‘Rethinking immigration policy theory beyond ‘Western liberal democracies’ Comparative Migration Studies, 6(4), https://comparativemigrationstudies.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40878-018-0071-9 (open access) 

Additional readings

On immigration and the state:

Hollifield, J. F. (2008). The Politics of International Migration: How Can We "Bring the State Back In"? . Migration Theory: Talking Across Disciplines. C. B. Brettell and J. F. Hollifield. New York/London, Routledge: 183-238. [Provides a useful literature review on major institutional approaches to understanding immigration policy]. 

 

On immigration policy-making: 

Hunt, V. (2002). The Multiple And Changing Goals Of Immigration Reform: A Comparison of House and Senate Activity, 1947 -- 1993. Policy Dynamics. F. R. Baumgartner and B. Jones. Chicago and London, University Of Chicago Press: 73-95.

 

 

WEEK 4:  The politics of immigration policy

Questions: What is the ‘liberal state’? How does it shape the politics of immigration? How might we expect the politics of immigration to differ between democracies and non-democracies? 

 

* Hampshire, James. 2013. The politics of immigration: Contradictions of the liberal state: Polity, chapters 1-3

 

* Pecoraro, M. and Ruedin, D. (2016) “A Foreigner Who Does Not Steal My Job: The Role of Unemployment Risk and Values in Attitude towards Equal Opportunities,” International Migration Review, 50(3), 628-666. 

* Tsourapas, G. . 2017. "The Politics of ‘Exit’: Emigration and Subject-Making Processes in Modern Egypt "  Mashriq & Mahjar: Journal of Middle East and North African Migration Studies 4.

 

 

Additional readings 

* Dauvergne, C. 2016. The New Politics of Immigration and the End of Settler States. US: Cambridge University Press.

 

*  Wong, Tom.K. 2017. The politics of immigration: Partisanship, Demographic Change, and American National Identity. New York: Oxford University Press.

 

 

WEEK 5: Economic immigration selection 

What explains differences in economic immigration selection policies across and within states? What are the historical legacies that inform the emergence of labour migration regimes? 

 

Core readings

* Boucher, A. and Gest, J. (2018) Crossroads: Comparative Immigration Regimes in a World of Demographic Change, Cambridge University Press, New York, Chapters 4; 5

 

*Cerna, L. (2011). "The varieties of high-skilled immigration policies: coalitions and policy outputs in advanced industrial countries." Journal of European Public Policy 16(1): 144-161.

 

* Yeoh, Brenda. 2022. "Is the temporary migration regime in Asia future-ready?"  Asian Population Studies 18:1-5.

 

* Jureidini, Ray. 2018. Global Governance and Labour Migration the GCC. Vol. 427, International Political Economy Series book series Springer Online.

 

 

Additional readings

 

Czaika, M. (2018). High-skilled migration: Drivers and policies, Oxford University Press: Oxford (various chapters on different countries)

 

Gabriel, C and Pellerin, H (2008). Governing International Labour Migration. Current Issues, Challenges and Dilemmas, UK: Routledge. 

 

Papademetriou, D. (2008) Selecting Economic Stream Immigrants through Points Systems. 

 

Boeri, T., H. Brüker, et al. (2012). Brain Drain and Brain Gain: The Global Competition to Attract Highly-Skilled Migrants. Oxford, Oxford University Press 

 

Boucher, A., and Amy. Davidson. 2019. The Evolution of the Australian System for Selecting Economic Immigrants. Washington D.C. : Migration Policy Institute.

 

Baldwin-Edwards, Martin. (2011), 'Labour immigration and labour markets in the GCC countries: national patterns and trends', Kuwait Programme on Development, Governance and Globalisation in the Gulf States (London: London School of Economics, Global Governance) [A good account of labour migration into the Gulf states]. 

            

            

 

WEEK 6:  TUESDAY 16 APRIL: Family reunion 

How is “family” defined within immigration policy? Who are the key actors in family reunion policy-making? What are some of the controversies around family reunification? How does family reunification differ across democracies and non-democracies?

 

Core readings 

 

* Boucher, A. and Gest, J. (2018) Crossroads: Comparative Immigration Regimes in a World of Demographic Change, Cambridge University Press, New York, Chapters 4; 7 and 8

 

* Kofman, E. and V. Meetoo (2008). Chapter 6: Family Migration. World Migration 2008. International Organization for Migration (IOM). Geneva, International Organization for Migration (IOM): 151-172. [available in the READER].

 

* Bailey, A., and C.H. Mulder. 2017. "Highly skilled migration between the Global North and South: gender, life courses and institutions."  Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 43:2689-2703.

 

Additional readings: 

Basran, G. S. (1993). "Indo-Canadian Families Historical Constraints and Contemporary Contradictions." Journal of Comparative Family Studies 24(3): 339-51.

 

Kofman, E. (2004). "Family-related migration: a critical review of European studies." Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies30(2): 243-62.

 

Zlotnik, H. (1995). "Migration and the Family: The Female Perspective." Asian and Pacific Migration Journal 4(2-3): 253-271.

 

 

WEEK 7: Migration and gender

What particular issues does immigration policy raise for gender equality? Are gender concerns as important in economic as in family reunion policies? 

Core readings:

* Boucher, A. (2016) Gender, Migration and the Global Race for Talent, Chapters 1 and 2.  

 

* Donato, K.M., D.R. Gabaccia, J. Holdaway, M. Manalansan and P. Pessar 2006, 'A Glass Half Full? Gender in Migration Studies'. International Migration Review, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 3-26. [available in the READER].

 

* Elrick, J. and Lightman, N. (2016) “Sorting or Shaping? The Gendered Outcomes of Immigration Policy in Canada,” International Migration Review, L(2), 353-3384. 

 

* Grieco, E. M. and M. Boyd (1998). Women and migration: Incorporating Gender into International Migration Theory. Available on the Migration Policy Institute website: http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/print.cfm?ID=106

 

* Boucher, A. (2010). Gender mainstreaming in skilled immigration policy: From Beijing 1995 to the Canadian Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (2002). Human Rights and Social Policy: A Comparative Analysis of Values and Citizenship in OECD countries. A. Neville, Edward Elgar.

 

Piper, N. and K. Yamanaka (2008). Feminised Migration in East and Southeast Asia and the Securing of Livelihoods. New Perspectives on Gender and Migration: Livelihood, Rights and Entitlements. N. Piper. New York/Milton Park, Routledge: 159-188 

 

Further reading 

Donato, K.M., J.T. Alexander, D.R. Gabaccia and J. Leinonen 2011, 'Variations in the Gender Composition of Immigrant Populations: How They Matter'. International Migration Review, vol. 45, no. 3, pp. 495-526.

 

Morokvasic, M. 1984, 'Birds of Passage Are Also Women....' International Migration Review: Special Issue Women in Migration vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 887ff. [This is often considered the classic piece that started the debates around gender and migration]. 

 

Kofman, E. 2022. Gender and Migration: IMISCOE Short Reader: Springer Link [open access]. 

 

Kofman, E. 2000, 'The Invisibility of Skilled Female Migrants and Gender Relations in Studies of Skilled Migration in Europe'. International Journal of Population Geography, vol. 6, no., pp. 45-59.

 

Pande, A. (2013) “’The Paper that You Have in Your Hand is My Freedom’: Migrant Domestic Work and the Sponsorship (Kafala) System in Lebanon,” International Migration Review, 47(2), pp414-441

 

 

WEEK 8: Asylum, humanitarian and forced migration 

Can domestic policy effectively control asylum flows? How should states balance their international obligations against domestic political opposition to asylum? 

 

 

Core readings 

* FitzGerald, David (2019) Refugee Beyond Reach: How Rich Democracies Repel Asylum Seekers, Oxford University Press Online, Chapters 1, 2 and 10. 

 

* Abdelaaty, Lamis Elmy. 2021. Discrimination and Delegation: Explaining States Responses to Refugees. New York: Oxford University Press, chapter 1-3. 

 

Freier, L.F. 2015. "A Liberal Paradigm Shift?: A Critical Appraisal of Recent Trends in Latin American Asylum Legislation." In Exploring the Boundaries of Refugee Law, edited by Jean-Pierre Gauci, Mariagiulia Giuffré and Evangelia (Lilian) Tsourdi, 118-145. Brill.

 

* Thielemann, E. 2011, 'How effective are migration and non-migration policies that affect forced migration'. Migration Studies Unit Working Paper, vol. 2011, no. 14, pp.1-14, https://documentation.lastradainternational.org/lsidocs/how%20effective%20are%20migration%20policies.pdf

 

 

Additional readings

 

Hamlin, R. 2021. Crossing: How We Label and React to People on the Move Stanford University Press 

 

Mares, P. (2001). Borderline: Australia's treatment of refugees and asylum seekers. Sydney, UNSW Press.

 

Norman, K.P. 2021. Reluctant Reception: Refugees, Migration and Governance in the Middle East and North Africa. Cambridge/New York: Cambridge University Press.

 

 

 

 

WEEK 9: Irregular migration

Do deterrence strategies abet illegal immigration? In contrast, do amnesties promote further illegal immigration? What differences are there in the management of illegal/undocumented populations in democracies versus non-democracies?

 

* BB4 documentary – Living with Illegals [library, please advise if this is available]]. 

 

* Cornelius, W. (2005). "Controlling 'Unwanted' Immigration: Lessons from the United States 1993-2004." Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 31(4): 775-794. 

            

* Orrenius, P. M. and M. Zavodny (2003). "Do Amnesty Programs Reduce Undocumented Immigration? Evidence from IRCA." Demography 40(3): 437-450. 

 

* Triandafyllidou, A. 2015. "Irregular Migration in Europe ion the Early 21st Century." In Triandafyllidou, A, and M.  Illies (eds) Irregular Migration in Europe 1-22. Abingdon Ashgate Publishing 

 

Additional readings 

Bloch, A. , and M. Chimienti. 2012. Irregular migration in a globalizing world: Routledge 

 

Donato, K., B. Wagner, et al. (2008). "The Cat and Mouse Game at the Mexico-U.S. Border:  Gendered Patterns and Recent Shifts." International Migration Review 42(2): 330-59.

 

Tichenor, D. (2009). “Navigating an American Minefield: The Politics of Illegal Immigration,” The Forum: A Journal of Applied Research in Contemporary Politics, Fall, 7(3), pp1-21. 

McNevin, A. 2011, Contesting Citizenship: Irregular migrants and new frontiers of the political, Columbia University Press, New York [Covers irregular migration in Australia, the United States and France. A political theory perspective]. 

 

 

WEEK 10: The temporary/permanent divide

Was the guest worker system an anomaly of post-war continental Europe or the new norm? Or is a new guest worker system emerging? Is there a trade-off between the numbers of temporary migrant workers and the protection of their human rights? What are the social consequences of temporary migration? Are labour hire agreements a new form of guest worker migration?  

 

* Boucher, A. and Gest, J. (2018) Crossroads: Comparative Immigration Regimes in a World of Demographic Change, Cambridge University Press, New York, Chapter 5.  

 

* Boucher, A. 2022. "What is exploitation and workplace abuse?’ A classification schema to understand exploitative workplace behaviour towards migrant workers."  New Political Economy 27:629-645.

 

* Ruhs, M. and P. Martin 2008, 'Numbers v Rights: Trade-Offs and Guest Worker Programs'. International Migration Review, vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 249-265. 

 

* Lori, Noora.A. 2019. Offshore Citizens: Permanent Temporary Status in the Gulf. New York: Cambridge University Press, Chapter 4

 

* On the pacific seasonal labour program in Australia, see MacDermott and Opeskin (2010) “Regulating Pacific Seasonal Labour in Australia,” Pacific Affairs, 83(1): 958-79

 

Policy documents 

Migrant Worker Taskforce: https://www.ag.gov.au/industrial-relations/publications/report-migrant-workers-taskforce[focus on Executive Summary]

 

Additional readings 

Cummins, M. and R. Francisco (2009). Is There a Number versus Rights Trade-off in Immigration Policy? What the Data Say. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (For a critique of Ruhs).

 

Boucher, A. 2018. "Measuring Migrant Worker Rights violations in practice: The example of temporary skills visas in Australia."  Journal of Industrial Relations:1-25.

 

Chaudhuri, Umeya, Boucher, Anna and SPL, “The future of enforcement for migrants workers in Australia: Lessons from overseas”, SPL, 2021: https://apo.org.au/node/311778

 

WEEK 11: Naturalisation and citizenship policies 

What is citizenship and what does it encompass? What are the major differences in approaches to naturalisation across different immigration states? What are the major explanations for these differences? How does naturalization differ across democracies and non-democracies 

 

Core readings  - Policy document 

*  Australian Citizenship Test. We will do some practice tests in class and analyse them. 

 

https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/citizenship/test-and-interview/prepare-for-test/practice-test-new

 

 

Other core readings

 

 

* Boucher, A. and Gest, J. (2018) Crossroads: Comparative Immigration Regimes in a World of Demographic Change, Cambridge University Press, New York, Chapter 6. 

 

* Marshall, T. 1950, 'Citizenship and Social Class', in: Inequality and Society, eds., Manza, J and Sauder, M.,  W.W.Norton and Co, New York, pp. 148-154. 

 

* Janoski, T. 2010, The Ironies of Citizenship: Naturalisation and Integration in Industrialised Countries, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, Chapters 1 and Chapter 9. 

 

* Lori, Noora. 2017. "Statelessness, ‘In-Between’ Statuses, and Precarious

Citizenship." In Oxford Handbook of Citizenship, edited by Ayelet Shachar, Rainer Bauböck, Irene Bloemraad and Maarten Vink. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

 

 

Additional readings

The remainder of Janoski, T. 2010, The Ironies of Citizenship: Naturalisation and Integration in Industrialised Countries, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 

Bloemraad, I. 2006, Becoming a citizen: Incorporating Immigrants and Refugees in the United States and Canada, University of California Press, Berkeley. [Excellent explanation of  the political institutional factors behind different naturalisation rates in the US and Canada]. 

 

Brubaker, R. 1992, Citizenship and nationhood in France and Germany, Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press [Classic statement of differences in citizenship regimes, drawing upon historical, cultural analysis of France and Germany]

 

Lori, Noora.A. 2019. Offshore Citizens: Permanent Temporary Status in the Gulf. New York: Cambridge University Press 

 

Soysal, Y. 1994, Limits of Citizenship, Membership and Rights in International Migration, Edward Elgar, Aldershot, UK [Makes a case for transnational citizenship and political engagement]. 

 

Statham, P., M. Giugni and F. Passy 2005, Contested Citizenship: Immigration and Cultural Diversity in Europe, University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis.

 

 

WEEK 12: Settlement policy and migration outcomes 

Are migrants a burden on the welfare state? How much of a role does policy design play in informing the welfare dependency on new migrants? How is this relevant to countries without welfare systems? 

 

Core readings

* Borjas, G.J. 1999, 'Immigration and the Welfare State', in: Heaven's Door: Immigration Policy and the American Economy, ed Borjas, G.J., Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, pp. 105-26. 

 

* Carney, T. and A. Boucher 2009, 'Social Security and Immigration: An Agenda for Future Research'. Zeitschrift für ausländisches und internationales Arbeits-und Sozialrecht, vol. 23, no. ii, pp. 36-57.  

 

* Koning, E.A. 2019 Immigration and the Politics of Welfare Exclusion: Selective Solidarity in Western Democracies, University of Toronto Press/Toronto/Buffalo/London, Chapter 1-2. 

 

* Kim, Kyunghwan. 2020. "An intersection of East Asian welfare and immigration regimes: The social rights of low-skilled labour migrants in Japan and Korea."  International Journal of Social Welfare 30:226-238.

 

Additional readings

Banting, K. 2000, 'Looking in three directions: migration and the European welfare state in comparative perspective', in: Immigration and Welfare: Challenging the Borders of the Welfare State, ed Banting, K., Routledge, London. 

 

Geddes, A. 2003, 'Migration and the Welfare State in Europe'. The Political Quarterly, vol. 74, no. 1, pp. 150-162.

 

Guiraudon, V. 2002, 'Including Foreigners in National Welfare States: Institutional Venues and Rules of the Game', in: Structuring the Welfare State: Political Institutions and Policy Change, ed Guiraudon, V., Palgrave New York.

 

Kretsedemas, P., A. Aparicio and R. Kayani 2004, Immigrants, Welfare Reform, and the Poverty of Policy, Greenwood Publishing Group, Westport, CT. [There are a few relevant chapters in this book]. 

 

Marier, P. and S. Skinner 2008, 'The Impact of Gender and Immigration on Pension Outcomes in Canada'. Canadian Public Policy, vol. XXXIV, no., pp. 59-78.

 

Morissens, A. and D. Sainsbury 2005, 'Migrants' Social Rights, Ethnicity and Welfare Regimes'. Journal of Social Policy, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 637-660.

 

Sainsbury, D. (2012). Welfare States and Immigrant Rights: The Politics of Inclusion and Exclusion. Oxford, Oxford University Press.

 

 

WEEK 13: TUESDAY 4 June: Wrapping up week and review of unit of study

 

How do immigration regimes compare globally and why?

* Boucher, A. and Gest, J. (2018) Crossroads: Comparative Immigration Regimes in a World of Demographic Change, Cambridge University Press, New York, Chapter 7 and 8

 

We will use this week to recap on the major themes of the semester and discuss future opportunities for research in the field of comparative migration policy, as well as considering the broad comparative agenda through the Crossroads book.