Stratified rights and the management of migration

National distinctiveness in Europe

Bibliographic Data

ID12657635
AuthorsLydia Morris (0009-0009-6153-4624, University of Essex, corresponding author)
Year2001
Volume3
Issue4
Pages387-411
Publication date2001-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEuropean Societies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1461-6696 • E-ISSN: 1469-8307
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14616690120112190
OpenAlexW2000259480
LanguageEN
Citations received18
References cited11

This article offers a comparative study of rights and controls with respect to migration, based on research in Germany, Britain and Italy. These three countries were chosen both for their differing histories and for their contrasting contemporary circumstances, as a means of identifying the problems which confront any attempt at harmonization. The analysis offers an approach midway between an exaggerated view of national closure and control, and an over-emphasis on the power of transnational rights. Focusing instead on stratified rights or ‘civic stratification’, the article examines the different legal statuses available to non-EEA migrants, and identifies key contrasts in the management of migration in each of the three countries studied. It offers a tentative typology to capture these contrasts, and reflects on their significance for a harmonized Europe

Harmonization · Optimal distinctiveness theory · Political science · Sociology · Typology · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Social Policy and Reform Studies