The objective of this paper is to analyze the formation and structure of organizational networks in the field of immigration in a comparative perspective. More specifically, we will test hypotheses of the impact of specific opportunities in the field of immigration on migrants’ organizational networks by analyzing collaborations of migrant organizations with other migrant and native organizations and the prevailing logics of interaction. Our main argument is that the political context of migrants’ city of residence affects the way migrant organizations send ties to other migrant and non-migrant organizations active in the field. To test our hypotheses we will use a unique data set of an organizational survey of migrant organizations in five European cities: Budapest, Lyon, Madrid, Milan and Zurich and analyze the networks of the total population of migrant organizations in each city.
