Theories of Local Immigration Policy.

Theories of Local Immigration Policy; Acknowledgments; Contents; List of Table; List of Boxes; 1 Introduction: Local Governments and Immigration; Notes; References; 2 The Localist Approach to Local Immigration Policy; 2.1 Local Community Identity and Ethnic Composition; 2.2 Competition for Local Resources; 2.3 Local Electoral Politics and Partisanship; 2.4 Local Bureaucratic Incorporation of Immigrants; 2.5 Local Mobilization of Immigrant-Supporting Organizations; 2.6 Local Effects of Local Immigration Policy; Note; References; 3 Relational Arguments in Studies of Local Immigration Policy

3.1 Vertical Modes of Interaction3.1.1 Top-Down Processes; 3.1.2 Bottom-Up Processes; 3.1.3 Two-Way Processes; 3.2 Horizontal Modes of Interaction; Note; References; 4 The Relational Approach to Local Immigration Policy; 4.1 Clarifying the Ontology; 4.2 Developing the Theory; 4.2.1 Policy Network and Policy Diffusion; 4.2.2 City Scale and Immigration; 4.3 Diversifying the Methods; Notes; References; 5 Conclusion: The Prominence of Local Immigration Policy; References; Index