Immigration is one of the most divisive political issues in the United States, the United
Kingdom, France, and several other Western countries. We estimate the impact of …

Several Western European countries have adopted policies of mandatory integration,
requiring immigrants to acquire country knowledge, language and values as conditions for …

To what extent do early experiences in the host country shape the political integration of
immigrants? We argue that the initial neighborhoods immigrants settle in establish patterns …

Elaborating a popular assumption about the effects of immigration policies on the integration
of migrants, we argue in this article that more restrictive immigration policies lead to the …

In 1946, at a time when other French colonies were just beginning to break free of French
imperial control, the people of the French Antilles-the Caribbean islands of Martinique and …

Home to the largest Muslim minorities in Western Europe and Asia, France and India are
both grappling with crises of secularism. In Politicizing Islam, Fareen Parvez offers an in …

Research on electoral choices of citizens with migration background has remained largely
descriptive. What is missing is a systematic test of theories that can explain individuals with …

Despite reasons to expect otherwise, immigrant political incorporation occurs more rapidly in
the United States than in many Western European states. We provide evidence to support …

This article critically assesses how North American and European sociological literature
explains migrant, ethnic and racial (MER) minorities' electoral participation (registration on …

To what extent do immigrants and visible minorities participate in the electoral process? The
question is crucial to the legitimacy of representative democracies. This chapter surveys …