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‘Bringing the state back in’: A political economy analysis of Portuguese immigration policy
Journal Title
Mediterranean Politics
Year (definitive publication)
2018
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
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Abstract
Southern European states are recurrently represented as ‘safe havens’ for irregular immigration in face of powerless national governments. Drawing from an interdisciplinary approach combining the domestic politics approach and the political economy of migration, this investigation explores the effectiveness of the Portuguese policy towards labour and irregular inflows during the 1990s and the 2000s. Against the increasing exclusion of politics and national governments in immigration studies, this research focuses on the agency of the Portuguese state. This article associates the intensity of irregular inflows with the covert expansive approach towards immigration adopted by the Portuguese state, driven by economic objectives.
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Keywords
Immigration policy,Client politics model,Political economy,Portugal,Irregular immigration
Fields of Science and Technology Classification
- Political Science - Social Sciences
- Social and Economic Geography - Social Sciences
Funding Records
| Funding Reference | Funding Entity |
|---|---|
| PTDC/IVC-CPO/1069/2014 | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
| UID/SOC/03126/2013 | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
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