II. Droit de cité ! Construction et dilution d'une politique municipale d'«intégration des étrangers» dans les villes de Lyon, Nantes et Strasbourg (1981-2012)

Flamant, Anouk

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“…In Nantes, European discourse and funding was not at the beginning of the policy towards immigrants. However, both local politicians and civil servants consider the European investment in city networks as a major element in legitimizing their policies within the municipal administration (Flamant 2014). In Nantes, the adjointe in charge of integration took time to investigate other European cities before proposing a Mission dedicated to immigrants.…”

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The local turn in integration policies: why French cities differ

Flamant¹

2021

Diversity in Local Political Practice

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This article examines how three major French cities designed their immigrant incorporation policies in the early 21st century. While political and administrative structures are similar in these cities, the favored approaches -integration, equality, diversity -and the importance assigned to the issue of migration differed. Four factors explain the local shape of immigrant incorporation policies: the relationship with national authorities, the mobilization of European opportunities, the capacities of civil society, and the career paths of policy officers. This qualitative research provides insights on the "local turn" of migration policy in practice. It further illustrates how French cities may overcome a national model, although their fight against ethno-racial inequalities remains weak and inconsequent.

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Section: The Role Of European Union Resources For the Development Of Equality Policiesmentioning

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The local turn in integration policies: why French cities differ

Flamant¹

2021

Diversity in Local Political Practice

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“…The progressive institutionalization of urban immigrant policies was also the result of a In Nantes, European discourse and funding was not at the beginning of the policy towards immigrants. However, both local politicians and civil servants consider the European investment in city networks as a major element in legitimizing their policies within the municipal administration (Flamant 2014). In Nantes, the adjointe in charge of integration took time to investigate other European cities before proposing a Mission dedicated to immigrants.…”

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“…French cities in particular have received little attention as the assumption prevails that, here, a centralized state implements a strong assimilationist national model (Brubaker 1992). However, the French governance of immigrants has, since the end of the 1980s, also included urban programs tackling "integration" or "welcoming new migrants" (Flamant 2014). Furthermore, some French cities define their own policies towards immigrants, mobilizing several approaches such as "integration", "citizenship" or "non-discrimination".…”

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The local turn in integration policies: why French cities differ

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Ethnic and Racial Studies

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This article examines how three major French cities designed their immigrant incorporation policies in the early 21st century. While political and administrative structures are similar in these cities, the favored approaches-integration, equality, diversity-and the importance assigned to the issue of migration differed. Four factors explain the local shape of immigrant incorporation policies: the relationship with national authorities, the mobilization of European opportunities, the capacities of civil society, and the career paths of policy officers. This qualitative research provides insights on the "local turn" of migration policy in practice. It further illustrates how French cities may overcome a national model, although their fight against ethno-racial inequalities remains weak and inconsequent.

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“…First, this dynamic sheds light on the fact that the welcoming of migrants is embedded in city networks focusing on migration at international, EU and national levels. Although few European cities have joined migration‐related city networks in decades prior (Flamant, 2014), there has been an unprecedented city investment and not only from the ‘pioneer of pioneers’ (Lacroix, 2021; Oomen, 2020). Above all, a new assertive stance on behalf of migrant rights underpins recent city networks in Europe.…”

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French city networking: Drivers and rationale for national investment

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2022

Global Networks

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Drawing on qualitative investigations of three French cities, this this paper contributes to an understanding of the reasons behind the proliferation of activist city networks. Following the literature on the functions of transnational city networks, this article reveals four significant drivers that explain the preference of French cities for national city network ANVITA over international city networks amid a surge of welcoming initiatives. The four drivers offer opportunities to (1) share experience, (2) shame national authorities and propose alternative narratives, (3) limit pressure and opposition from NGOs and activists and (4) lend legitimacy to current policies and attain a label of “welcoming city” for Green and left‐leaning municipal coalitions. Thus, if the practical and symbolic functions are standard with international city networks, the symbolic functions play a significant role; some are explicit (shaming), whereas other are more implicit (relations with NGOs and partisan positioning). This article insists on the need to consider the political dimension of city networking as a significant driver for municipal actors. This political dimension is key to understanding how cities can (or not) be prominent actors in the governance of migration in the years to come.

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II. Droit de cité ! Construction et dilution d'une politique municipale d'«intégration des étrangers» dans les villes de Lyon, Nantes et Strasbourg (1981-2012)

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The local turn in integration policies: why French cities differ

The local turn in integration policies: why French cities differ

The local turn in integration policies: why French cities differ

French city networking: Drivers and rationale for national investment

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