Approaches to Governing Migration and Integration in Europe and Canada/ North America: Convergence or Divergence?

Abstract

At first sight comparing Canada and European countries with respect to their approaches to governing migration seems difficult given very different historic legacies and policy approaches over the past decades. Yet, recent developments suggest taking a more thorough look at this comparison: Many European countries have adopted immigration policies that (if not in scope than at least in spirit) mimic Canada’s expansive approach to recruiting newcomers mainly based on their skills. Similarly developments in governing access to citizenship, practices of recruiting migrants or the treatment of refugees show comparable developments on both sides of the Atlantic. This panel pursues a comparative transatlantic perspective and addresses whether indeed we have witnessed a form of convergence when it comes to governing migration and integration in Canada and Europe or if policy formation and broader socio-political approaches in this field are still fundamentally different in both contexts. The panel will touch on issues of dual and multi-level citizenship, migration-related public policy formation, and political narratives forming approaches to governing migration comparing Canada and (parts of) Europe.

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