This book examines the nexus between City Networks, multilevel governance and migration policy. Examining several City Networks operating in the European Union and the United States of America's multilevel political settings, it brings migration research into conversation with both policy studies and political science. One of the first comparative studies of City Networks and migration, the book argues that multilevel governance is the result of a contingent process of converging interests and views between leaders in network organisations and national governments, the latter continuing to play a key gatekeeping role on this topical issue even in the supranational EU system.

Uses migration policy to theorize the contribution of City Networks as instances of Multilevel Governance Showcases nine case studies from the EU and North America Shows in-depth analysis of single sensitive policy issue interest to wider discussions within governance studies

Autorentext
Tiziana Caponio is Associate Professor at the University of Turin and Fellow at Collegio Carlo Alberto, Italy.

Inhalt

Introduction.- 2. Multilevel Governance and City Networks: Theorising the Missing Link.- 3. City Networks in Multilevel Policymaking on Migration: A Least-likely Case for MLG.- 4. Migration City Networks in the EU Supra-National Polity: Case Studies.- 5. Migration City Networks in the US Federal System: Case Studies.- 6. City Networks, Migration and Multilevel Governance: Making Sense of a (Missing) Nexus.