This paper introduces a method and preliminary findings from a database that systematically
measures the character and stringency of immigration policies. Based on the selection of …

This article elaborates a conceptual framework for assessing the character and effectiveness
of immigration policies. It argues that, to a considerable extent, the public and academic …

Despite a growing interest in migration questions, it is still not possible to systematically
analyse immigration policies across time and a large number of countries. Most studies in …

When the Muslim fundamentalist Mohammed Bouyeri murdered the Dutch film director Theo
van Gogh in November 2004, this sparked off an intense and heated debate in the …

This paper aims at explaining to what extent social capital can help immigrants in the
Netherlands make headway on the labor market. Two forms of social capital are identified …

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 …

Although immigrant integration policies have long been hypothesized to be associated with
majority members' anti-immigrant sentiments, systematic empirical research exploring this …

In the last decade, researchers have developed many innovative ideas for the construction
of indices measuring immigration policies. Methodological considerations have, however …

This paper looks at the relationship between migration between developing countries–or
countries of the global'South'–and processes of human development. The paper offers a …

The purpose of the article is to examine whether an acculturation of trust takes place among
non-western immigrants upon migrating to Western Europe and whether inclusionary …