Migration and Freedom: Mobility, Citizenship and Exclusion
Brad K. Blitz - Edward Elgar Publishing, 2016
Migration
and Freedom is a thorough and revealing exploration of the complex
relationship between mobility and citizenship in Europe. Brad Blitz
draws upon European and international law, political theory, economics,
history and contemporary studies of migration to provide an original
account of the opportunities and challenges associated with the right to
free movement in Europe and beyond. Integrating over 160 interviews
with individuals in Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, Spain, the UK and Russia,
this book provides a unique focus on both internal and inter-state
mobility and a re-evaluation of the concept of freedom of movement. The
author documents successful and unsuccessful settlement and
establishment cases and records how both official and informal
restrictions on individuals' mobility have effectively created new
categories of citizenship and exclusion within Europe.This book is an
original study aimed at academics, students and government officials
interested in migration, international studies, public and social
policy, and politics.
