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Citizenship Policies in the New Europe

Expanded and Updated Edition

Edited by Rainer Bauböck, Bernhard Perchinig, and Wiebke Sievers

Amsterdam University Press, 2009

The two most recent expansions to the EU, in May 2004 and January 2007, have had a significant impact on contemporary conceptions of statehood, nation-building, and citizenship within the Union. This volume outlines the citizenship laws in each of the twelve new countries as well as in the accession states of Croatia and Turkey.

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Migration from the Middle East and North Africa to Europe

Past Developments, Current Status and Future Potentials

Edited by Michael Bommes, Heinz Fassmann, and Wiebke Sievers

Amsterdam University Press, 2014

One of the most important challenges concerning the future of the European Union is the demographic reproduction of the European population. Decreasing birth-rates and the retirement of the baby boomers will dramatically reduce the labour force in the EU, which will entail not only a lack of manpower but also lower contributions to European social systems. It seems clear that the EU will have to counterbalance this population decrease by immigration in the coming years. Migration Between the Middle East, North Africa and Europe takes this challenge as a point of departure for analysing the MENA region, in particular Morocco, Egypt and Turkey, as a possible source of future migration to the European Union. At the same time, it illustrates the uncertainties implied in such calculations, especially at a time of radical political changes, such as those brought about by the Arab Uprising.

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Statistics and Reality

Concepts and Measurements of Migration in Europe

Edited by Heinz Fassmann, Ursula Reeger, and Wiebke Sievers

Amsterdam University Press, 2009

In the past decade, there has been a trend towards the global “harmonization” of migration statistics, largely inspired by international bodies and organizations that require comparative data. This volume provides an accessible account of the history of migration measurement in Europe and analyzes the current conceptualizations of migration and data-gathering procedures across twelve European countries. Based on this analysis, the authors provide critical insight into the migrant stocks and flows in their own countries and comment on recent trends in migration scholarship, such as the feminization of migration or the diversification of migrant’s origins.

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