Modes of immigration politics in liberal democratic states

Abstract

The politics of immigration in liberal democracies exhibits strong similarities that are broadly expansionist and inclusive. Three groups of states display distinct modes of immigration politics. Divergent immigration histories mold popular attitudes toward migration and ethnic heterogeneity and affect the institutionalization of migration policy and politics. We should expect the normalization of immigration politics in both sets of European states. Their approach to immigration will, nevertheless, take the liberal democratic form. There are comments on the article by R.Brubaker, and a reply by the author, pp 903-913. -from Author