Civic integration and modern citizenship : the Netherlands in perspective /

Civic integration and modern citizenship : the Netherlands in perspective /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Klaver, Jeanine.
Imprint:	Groningen : Europa Law Publishing, 2009.
Description:	xiv, 204 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Immigrants -- Government policy -- Netherlands. Immigrants -- Government policy. Citizenship -- Netherlands. Citizenship. Social integration -- Government policy -- Netherlands. Social integration -- Government policy. Citizenship. Emigration and immigration -- Government policy. Immigrants -- Government policy. Social integration -- Government policy. Emigration and immigration -- Government policy. Netherlands -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy. Netherlands.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7989666

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Other authors / contributors:	Odé, A. W. M.
ISBN:	9789089520654 9089520651
Notes:	"This book describes, analyses, and--to a certain extent--evaluates the fundamental changes in Dutch civic integration policies that determine the legal and social position of migrant minorities; it also contains a description of integration policie in Flanders, the US and Canada"--Pref. Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-204).
Summary:	"In this study the experience in the Netherlands with civic integration policies will be explained in a detailed and systematic way. As it stands, the Netherlands presently has one of the most encompassing and coercive civic integration policies, which is characterised by overseas civic integration testing, a general obligation to pass a civic integration exam for all foreign nationals and the existence of an elaborate sanctioning regime. Our main purpose is to understand the legitimacy of civic integration in this country, particularly through analysing its main implications and effects from a broader perspective. This perspective consists of an historical context, a framework of modern citizenship rights, and a cross border comparison of different national integration concepts. The principal issues to be addressed are the political and social arguments which lay behind the introduction of civic integration policies, and the extent to which these policies fit within academic notions of modern citizenship. In addition, the Dutch model of civic integration will be set against alternative national integration strategies as prevailing in some other immigrant receiving countries, particularly Belgium, Canada and the United States."--Publisher's description.

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Summary:	This study provides a detailed and systematic explanation of the Netherlands' experience with civic integration policies. Today, the Netherlands has one of the most encompassing and coercive civic integration policies, characterized by overseas civic integration testing, a general obligation to pass a civic integration exam for all foreign nationals, and the existence of an elaborate sanctioning regime. The book provides an understanding of the legitimacy of civic integration in the Netherlands, particularly through analyzing its main implications and effects from a broader perspective. This perspective consists of an historical context, a framework of modern citizenship rights, and a cross border comparison of different national integration concepts. The principal issues addressed are the political and social arguments which lay behind the introduction of civic integration policies, and the extent to which these policies fit within academic notions of modern citizenship. In addition, the Dutch model of civic integration will be set against alternative national integration strategies prevailing in some other immigrant receiving countries, particularly Belgium, the US, and Canada.
Item Description:	"This book describes, analyses, and--to a certain extent--evaluates the fundamental changes in Dutch civic integration policies that determine the legal and social position of migrant minorities; it also contains a description of integration policie in Flanders, the US and Canada"--Pref.
Physical Description:	xiv, 204 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-204).
ISBN:	9789089520654 9089520651