Sanctuary Cities in Europe? A Policy Survey of Urban Policies in Support of Irregular Migrants
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Date
2022-10Type
- Journal Article
Abstract
Irregular migrants tend to live in dense urban settings. Cities therefore formulate various policies in support of irregular migrants. Given the US phenomenon of sanctuary cities, the study of these policies has been rather US-centric so far. This letter examines urban policies in support of irregular migrants in Europe’s 95 largest cities. Only 27 % of European cities formulate these types of policies. We discovered two relevant policy categories: status and services. Only five cities formulate policies that aim to award irregular migrants with a (more) secure status and 24 cities formulate policies that facilitate access to city services. Our mixed-method analysis suggests that status policies take advantage of policy-making discretion whereas service policies hinge on the availability of local resources. Yet, there are no simple explanations for the observed policy diversity that is the product of place-based policy-making idiosyncrasies. Show more
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https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000500072Publication status
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Journal / series
British Journal of Political ScienceVolume
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Publisher
Cambridge University PressSubject
Sanctuary cities; European cities; Urban PolicyOrganisational unit
09685 - Kaufmann, David / Kaufmann, David
02655 - Netzwerk Stadt u. Landschaft ARCH u BAUG / Network City and Landscape ARCH and BAUG
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