The Migration Debate
by: Sarah Spencer
A contribution to one of the most hotly contested issues in Europe, The Migration Debate provides a well-balanced, critical analysis of UK migration policies, in a European context, from entry controls through to integration and citizenship. Exploring the pressures and constraints that have shaped a rapidly shifting policy terrain, this accessible overview offers a considered assessment of policy options to provide the foundation for a less polarised, better-informed public debate. Unusual in its coverage of immigration for work, study, family and protection, and in its insistence that an understanding of integration processes must be considered alongside analysis of entry controls, The migration debate will be of equal value to policy makers as to a multi-disciplinary academic readership.
The Migration Debate was published by The Policy Press on 29 June 2011
http://www.policypress.co.uk/display.asp?K=9781847422859
Reviews
Trevor Phillips, Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission:
'This is a daring book. At a time when public debate is mired in ignorance and extremism, Sarah Spencer offers her readers a rational and comprehensive survey of policy and its effects. Sober, realistic and intelligent.’
Andrew Geddes, Professor of Politics at the University of Sheffield:
'While migration is a topic that can generate more heat than light, this book provides an indispensable guide to the key issues that shape debates about migration. The range, depth and clarity of the analysis makes this book a must-read for anyone interested in this important subject’.