Theories of Local Immigration Policy.

Intro -- Theories of Local Immigration Policy -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Table -- List of Boxes -- 1 Introduction: Local Governments and Immigration -- Notes -- References -- 2 The Localist Approach to Local Immigration Policy -- 2.1 Local Community Identity and Ethnic Composition -- 2.2 Competition for Local Resources -- 2.3 Local Electoral Politics and Partisanship -- 2.4 Local Bureaucratic Incorporation of Immigrants -- 2.5 Local Mobilization of Immigrant-Supporting Organizations -- 2.6 Local Effects of Local Immigration Policy -- Note -- References -- 3 Relational Arguments in Studies of Local Immigration Policy -- 3.1 Vertical Modes of Interaction -- 3.1.1 Top-Down Processes -- 3.1.2 Bottom-Up Processes -- 3.1.3 Two-Way Processes -- 3.2 Horizontal Modes of Interaction -- Note -- References -- 4 The Relational Approach to Local Immigration Policy -- 4.1 Clarifying the Ontology -- 4.2 Developing the Theory -- 4.2.1 Policy Network and Policy Diffusion -- 4.2.2 City Scale and Immigration -- 4.3 Diversifying the Methods -- Notes -- References -- 5 Conclusion: The Prominence of Local Immigration Policy -- References -- Index.

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