Full Description
Focusing on the social impact of migration, this book explores migration as an inevitable part of rural development and transition in light of the sharp political divides in European and national political arenas on the topic. It provides an innovative immigration impact assessment based on recently conducted empirical work to enhance local development in European rural and remote regions, looking to promote change in the perception of migration and related policies and practices.
The book concentrates on third country nationals (TCNs), considering the spaces in which TCNs settle down as both the input and output of a process of collective production of places. Chapters analyse how the particular traits of rural and remote contexts interact with TCNs' integration paths and impact, looking at how demographic trends, socio-economic dynamics and migration patterns to a specific region affect the opportunities, policy responses, societal attitudes and perceptions towards TCNs.
With empirically grounded recommendations and advice on strategies and solutions to improve the local governance of migration, this book will be a useful tool for European policymakers. It will also be an informative and interesting read for regional studies, governance and human geography scholars focusing on migration.
Contents
Contents:
1 On the potential of immigration for the remote areas of
Europe: an introduction 1
Jussi P. Laine, Daniel Rauhut and Marika Gruber
PART I RECOGNITION, RENEGOTIATION,
REVITALISATION
2 Appropriate housing in rural and mountain areas? Current
structures and practices of access for immigrants - the
case of Alpine regions in Austria and Germany 27
Stefan Kordel, Tobias Weidinger, Ingrid Machold and
Marika Gruber
3 Labour market shortages and exclusion practices: the
irrationalities of the labour markets and the legislation 44
Marika Gruber, Kathrin Zupan, Nuria del Olmo Vicén
and Raúl Lardiés-Bosque
4 Long-term needs to achieve social inclusionary pathways
for migrants 60
Ingrid Machold, Thomas Dax and Lisa Bauchinger
5 Russian-speaking immigrants' vulnerable transnational
family lives on the border: the case of North Karelia 77
Pirjo Pöllänen, Lauri Havukainen and Olga
Davydova-Minguet
6 De/re/bordering remoteness in times of crisis: migration
for reterritorialization and revitalization of a remote region 93
Anna Krasteva
7 Migrating to Scottish insular communities: how
remoteness affects integration by shaping borders and identities 111
Maria Luisa Caputo, Michele Bianchi and Simone Baglioni
PART II CHALLENGES FOR POLICY AND GOVERNANCE
8 The impact of foreign immigrants on the revitalization of
rural areas in Spain 130
Raúl Lardiés-Bosque and Nuria del Olmo Vicén
9 Access to welfare policies by immigrants: comparing
centralized and decentralized governance in the examples
of Turkey and Spain 149
Põnar Uyan Semerci, Fatma Yõlmaz Elmas, Raœl LardiŽs
Bosque and Nuria Del Olmo-Vicén
10 The local turn in migrant practices in Turkey: Syrians in Bursa 166
Ayhan Kaya
11 Immigrant integration in Austria and Sweden:
a patchwork of multilevel governance and fragmented
responsibilities 183
Marika Gruber and Daniel Rauhut
12 'A spanner in the works': exploring the relationship
between provision of welfare and integration in rural areas 201
Susanne Stenbacka and Tina Mathisen
13 Structures, trends and turning points of Norwegian and
Swedish integration policies 218
Ulf Hansson, Akin Deniz, Zuzana Macuchova and
Per Olav Lund
14 Conclusions: renegotiated remoteness and the social
impact of immigration 237
Daniel Rauhut, Jussi P. Laine and Marika Gruber
Index
