Cities and Labour Immigration

Using a unique analytical framework based on host-stranger relations this book explores the response of cities to the arrival and settlement of labour immigrants. Comparing the local policies of four cities - Paris Amsterdam Rome and Tel Aviv - Michael Alexander charts the development of migrant policies over time and situates them within the broader social context. Grounded in multi-city multi-domain empirical findings the work provides a fuller understanding of the interaction between cities and their migrant populations. Filling a gap in existing literature on migrant policy between national-level theorizing and local-level study the book will provide an important basis for future research in the area.