Local Integration of Migrants Policy: European Experiences and Challenges

1. Introduction (Franzke, Jochen/Ruano, José)
2. Between Central Control and Local Autonomy - the Changing Role of Swedish Municipalities in the Implementation of Integration Policies (Hudson, Christine/Giritli-Nygren, Katarina/Lidén, Gustav/Sandberg, Linda)
3. The Norwegian case. Integration through local autonomy and institutionalization (Søholt, Susanne/Tronstad, Kristian Rose)
4. Finland's immigration policy: state objectives, local solutions (Koikkalainen, Saara)
5. The Swiss Rationale of Integration Policies: Balancing Federalism, Consociationalism and Direct Democracy (D'Amato, Gianni/ Kurt, Stefanie)
6. Threats and opportunities from Dutch migration (Zwaan, Laurens)
7. Germany: From Denied Immigration to Integration of Migrants (Franzke, Jochen)
8. Irelands evolving migrant policy: recurring rhetoric, sporadic action (Quinn, Brid)
9. Reception of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in France: Between Rigour and Humanism (Bonnotte, Christophe/Sénimon, Michel)
10. Immigration and integration policies in Poland: institutional, political and social perspectives (Moleda-Zdziech, Malgorzata/Pachocka, Marta/Wach, Dominik)
11. Slovenian migration management at the local level (Pinteric, Uros)
12. Local integration policy of migrants in Croatia: In search of coherence and capacity (Kopric, Ivan/Novak, Goranka Lalic/Giljevic, Teo)
13. Romania's Policy of Migration and Integration: Unattractive Host Nation and Alternative Transit Route (Joja, Iulia)
Challenges of Immigrant Integration in Spanish Local Governments (Ruano, José)
14. Internal Geopolitics and Migration Policies in Italy (Bettoni, Giuseppe /Tamponi, Isabella)
15. Public opinion on migration and the role of the media in the context of the "European refugee crisis" (Koikkalainen, Saara/Pyrhönen, Niko/Wahlbeck, Östen)
Integrating immigrants. Capacities and Challenges for Local Authorities in Europe (Franzke, Jochen)
16. Conclusion and Outlook (Franzke, Jochen/Ruano, José M.)

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