Migration Policies, Participation and the Political Construction of Migration in Spain

[EN] This article offers a state of the art of research on migration policies, participation and the political construction of immigration in Spain. It starts with an overview of migration policy, addressing the impact of the 2008 economic crisis on the configuration of the political agenda. Secondl...

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Autores: López Sala, Ana María, Oso, Laura, Muñoz-Comet, Jacobo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/252957
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/252957
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Immigration policies
Migrants political participation
Migration and politics
Anti-immigration discourse
Spain
Políticas migratorias
Participación política de los migrantes
Inmigración y política
Discursos anti-inmigración
España
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Sumario:[EN] This article offers a state of the art of research on migration policies, participation and the political construction of immigration in Spain. It starts with an overview of migration policy, addressing the impact of the 2008 economic crisis on the configuration of the political agenda. Secondly, it addresses the political participation of immigrants in Spain and their role as “new” voters. Finally, the appearance of the extreme right political party VOX has shifted the classic debates on the attitudes of the population towards immigration and built a new anti-immigration discourse. The article argues that academic interest and scientific production have been modulated in line with the various phases of Spain’s configuration as a country of immigration. The text ends with some reflections on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, which has opened up a period of major challenge and uncertainty.