The dilemma of recognition: Administrative categories and cultural diversity

Zwart, Frank de

doi:10.1007/s11186-005-6234-3

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“…In particular, local governments would be more accommodative towards cultural diversity in order to allow for pragmatic modes of problem solving at the urban level (Caponio and Borkert 2010, De Zwart 2005, Vermeulen and Stotijn 2010. This means that local frames will be similar across various localities but different from the national level as local governments are often confronted with integration problems in different ways than on the national level.…”

Section: Convergence or Divergence Of Integration Policy Frames In Mumentioning

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Between National Models and Multi-Level Decoupling: The Pursuit of Multi-Level Governance in Dutch and UK Policies Towards Migrant Incorporation

Scholten

2015

Int. Migration & Integration

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Although attention to the local level of integration policymaking has increased recently, thus far, very few studies have focused on vertical 'multi-level' relations between policy levels and the implications these have for integration policies. This article asks how and why different configurations of relations between national and local governments affect the governance of migrant integration. To what extent, and if so, why do vertical relations trigger frame alignment or rather divergence? Following an embedded dissimilar case study design, the analysis focuses on the UK and the Netherlands as two countries with dissimilar governance structures in the field of integration, and two cities within each country that are known for their different integration approaches: London (boroughs Tower Hamlets and Enfield) and Glasgow and Rotterdam and Amsterdam. The analysis shows that there are no top-down coordination mechanisms that create frame alignment as conceptualized in the idea of national models. Yet, frame alignment does take place in the UK in particular around ad hoc multi-level governance initiatives, while at the same time leaving significant space for adaptation of frames to local circumstances. In the Netherlands, the absence of such vertical relations leads to frame divergence or even decoupling, occasionally resulting in frame conflicts and contradictory policies.

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Section: Convergence or Divergence Of Integration Policy Frames In Mumentioning

confidence: 99%

Between National Models and Multi-Level Decoupling: The Pursuit of Multi-Level Governance in Dutch and UK Policies Towards Migrant Incorporation

Scholten

2015

Int. Migration & Integration

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“…An internal guideline 4 was introduced in 2011, without being formalised, which basically consisted of efforts to build partnerships with individuals and associations in the neighbourhoods to allow members of some groups (mostly defined in terms of age and residence, rather than in terms of ethnicity) to enter subsidised jobs and, if possible, to subsequently have access to a temporary or even permanent position. Central to this unofficial programme was also the attempt to systematically inform inhabitants des quartiers (literally 'from the neighbourhoods', one of the many 'replacement categories' (De Zwart 2005) used in France to target immigrant-origin populations) about job openings by involving institutional and associational partners, tracking potential candidates for available job profiles, and by supporting potential candidates in preparing an application. A centralised service is responsible for the publication of the job advertisements and distribution through formal channels, notably official websites and journals such as La Gazette.…”

Section: Ethnic Diversity and Municipal Administration: A Case Studymentioning

confidence: 99%

Recruitment in public administrations: diversity policies and selection practices in a French city

Meziani-Remichi

Maussen

2017

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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This paper presents the results of an ethnographic study of recruitment processes in the public service of a French city. It begins by engaging with the existing literature on representative bureaucracy and discrimination of members of minority groups and then surveys some of the existing literature on French exceptionalism in this domain. Based on an analysis of gatekeeping practices and recruitment, set off against the numerical under-representation of candidates with an immigration background, the paper argues that a series of seemingly minor mechanisms help to explain why so few of these candidates are being selected. It concludes by arguing that the empirical study of these mechanisms provides avenues for strategic interventions in selection processes aiming to create more genuine equal opportunities for members of minority groups.

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“…For instance, in Dutch as well as in French literature there have been many references to differences between how policies are formulated at the national level and how they are put into practice often at the local level. Some even speak of the decoupling of national and local policies in this respect (Favell 1998;De Zwart 2005;Poppelaars and Scholten 2008). In fact, even when policymakers claim to operate according to a specific policy model, their reasons for doing so may be based more on pragmatism and flexibility than on support for the policy model itself in its ideal-typical form.…”

Section: National Models Of Integration: a Critical Assessmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This citizenship approach meant that various group-specific, tailor-made projects would have to be abolished. Yet, in practice, there has been a continued proliferation of such group-specific projects (De Zwart 2005). Often, there is a pragmatic need for policy practitioners to focus on specific groups and cooperate with migrant organisations, to be able to 'reach' the policy target groups and to acquire relevant knowledge and information about these groups (Poppelaars and Scholten 2008).…”

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The Coproduction of National Models of Integration: A View from France and the Netherlands

Bertossi

Duyvendak

Scholten

2015

IMISCOE Research Series

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The notion of national models of integration is a very popular one in comparative migration studies. These models, inspired by a historical-institutionalist perspective, are perceived as nationally and historically rooted ways of framing immigrant integration (Brubaker 1992). According to such models, how integration is defined and acted upon differs primarily according to specific national histories, differences in national identity and different views of the role of the state. A key trait of such national models is that they assume policies to be formulated and coordinated in a strongly state-centred way, reflecting national institutional legacies, national politics and public perceptions of national identity (Brubaker 1992;Koopmans and Statham 2000). In this respect, the literature distinguishes for instance the French republican model, the British race-relations model and the Dutch multicultural model. This 'models-thinking' has had great resonance in migration studies. A key reference is Brubaker's work that juxtaposes the German and French models of citizenship upon which the foundations for integration policies in these countries were built; a differentialist approach in Germany and an assimilationist approach in France (1992). As a true historical institutionalist, Brubaker shows how the historical conditions in both countries led to the construction of these national models: a strongly developed cultural and apolitical sense of national belonging in Germany

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The dilemma of recognition: Administrative categories and cultural diversity

Cited by 55 publications

References 27 publications

Between National Models and Multi-Level Decoupling: The Pursuit of Multi-Level Governance in Dutch and UK Policies Towards Migrant Incorporation

Between National Models and Multi-Level Decoupling: The Pursuit of Multi-Level Governance in Dutch and UK Policies Towards Migrant Incorporation

Recruitment in public administrations: diversity policies and selection practices in a French city

The Coproduction of National Models of Integration: A View from France and the Netherlands

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