TY  - JOUR
A1  - Dekker, Rianne
A1  - Emilsson, Henrik
A1  - Krieger, Bernhard
A1  - Scholten, Peter
T1  - A Local Dimension of Integration Policies? A Comparative Study of Berlin, Malmo, and Rotterdam
JF  - International migration review
N2  - This study examines three theses on local integration policies by a qualitative comparative case study of integration policies in three cities in three different countries (Berlin, Malmo, and Rotterdam). We found little evidence of a congruent local dimension of integration policies. Local policies resemble their national policy frameworks fairly well in terms of policy approaches and domains. Our multi-level perspective shows that this is not the result of top-down hierarchical governance, but rather of a multilevel dynamic of two-way interaction. Local policy legacies and local politics matter and national policies are also influenced by local approaches of integration.
Y1  - 2015
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1111/imre.12133
SN  - 0197-9183
SN  - 1747-7379
VL  - 49
IS  - 3
SP  - 633
EP  - 658
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell
CY  - Hoboken
ER  -