Welfare Nationalism in Europe and Russia - The Politics of 21st Century Exclusionary and Inclusionary Migrations

"A unique study of 21st century migration politics across West and East Europe and Russia. Linda Cook compares contemporary refugee and labor migrations to Europe and Russia, including MENA and Ukrainian refugee migrations to Europe, and shows that there are exclusionary and inclusionary migration cycles in both regions"--

List of contents

Part I. Introduction: 1. Exclusionary and inclusionary migrations: concepts, cases, overview of the book's argument; Part II. Economic Drivers and Political Mobilizers of Welfare Nationalism and Exclusion in Russia and Europe: 2. Economic drivers of welfare nationalism: 'the toxic mix of immigration and austerity'; 3. Political mobilizers of welfare nationalism: the rise of populist and anti-immigrant politics in Europe and Russia; Part III. Exclusionary Migrations: 4. Central Asian labor migrants in Russia: authoritarian politics of exclusion; 5. Central and Eastern European labor migrants in the EU15: the broken promise of full inclusion; 6. Asylum seekers and labor migrants from the Middle East and North Africa to Europe: failed solidarity, successful securitization; Part IV. Inclusionary Migrations: 7. The inclusive face of welfare nationalism: Russia's compatriot resettlement program and Poland's Karta Polaka; 8. Ukrainian refugees to Europe in 2022: multiple sources of deservingness; Bibliography.

About the author

Linda J. Cook is Professor Emerita of Political Science and Slavic Studies at Brown University and former Academic Supervisor of an International Laboratory at NRU/HSE, Moscow. She is the author of The Soviet Social Contract and Why It Failed (1993), Postcommunist Welfare States (2013) and is the recipient of a Fulbright award.

Summary

A unique study of 21st century migration politics across West and East Europe and Russia. Linda Cook compares contemporary refugee and labor migrations to Europe and Russia, including MENA and Ukrainian refugee migrations to Europe, and shows that there are exclusionary and inclusionary migration cycles in both regions.

Foreword

A unique study of migration politics across Europe and Russia, showing exclusionary and inclusionary migration cycles in both regions.

Product details

• Authors: Linda J. Cook, Linda J. (Brown University Cook, Cook Linda J.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2024
• EAN: 9781108835664
• ISBN: 978-1-108-83566-4
• No. of pages: 346
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Europe, Russia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Demography, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, International Relations, 21st Century, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Migration, immigration & emigration, Political Economy, Comparative Politics, Migration, immigration and emigration, Population & demography, Population and Demography, For undergraduate education and equivalents, For graduate / post-graduate and equivalents, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Soviet