Migrant Mobilization And Securitization In The Us And Europe: How Does It Feel To Be A Threat? (europe In Transition: The Nyu European Studies Series)

Immigrants and minorities in Europe and America have responded in diverse ways to security legislation introduced since 9/11 that targets them, labeling them as threats. This book identifies how different groups have responded and explains why, synthesizing findings in the fields of securitization, migrant integration, and migrant mobilization. This book analyzes the diverse ways that immigrants and minorities on both sides of the Atlantic have perceived and reacted to the restrictive immigration and integration policies implemented since 9/11, which have framed immigration and ethno-religious diversity as security issues and targeted immigrants and minorities who allegedly pose a threat to their host societies. Ariane Chebel d'Appollonia examines the complex relationship between immigrants' resentment at being discriminated against and the varying participatory forms that immigrants and minorities adopt in response. The book categorizes and analyzess distinct reactions among targeted groups (including passivity, retreatism or separatism, activism, and radicalization) as reactive or proactive forms of mobilization. Synthesizing findings from political science, sociology, and social psychology, this book offers insights that will be relevent to academic and policy communities alike Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Introduction....Pages 1-14 The Securitization of Immigration and Integration Governance....Pages 15-35 Securitization and Discrimination....Pages 37-62 Securitization and Integration....Pages 63-90 Securitization and Conventional Mobilization....Pages 91-122 Securitization and Unconventional Mobilization....Pages 123-140 Conclusion....Pages 141-147 Back Matter....Pages 149-193