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The Migration Apparatus: Security, Labor, and Policymaking in the European Union

Feldman, Gregory·2011·Stanford University Press eBooks

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The Migration Apparatus examines the daily practices of European Union migration policy officials as they attempt to harmonize legal channels for labor migrants while simultaneously cracking down on illegal migration.

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Authors: Feldman, G.
Corresponding author: Feldman, Gregory
ORCID: Feldman, Gregory
Venue: Stanford University Press eBooks
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 2011-01-01
DOI: 10.1515/9780804779128
OpenAlex: W3163738453
Cited by: 159
References: 0
Citations by year: 2026: 16 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 23 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 19 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 21 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 11 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 3
FWCI: 9.55
Type: book
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Stanford University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Law › European Law and Migration
Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Gender and Women's Rights
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Migration, Refugees, and Integration
Keywords: migration policy, EU migration policy, labor migration, illegal migration, migration control, policy harmonization

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