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Networks and political engagement of migrant organisations in five E uropean cities
Author(s) -
Eggert Nina,
Pilati Katia
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
european journal of political research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.267
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1475-6765
pISSN - 0304-4130
DOI - 10.1111/1475-6765.12057
Subject(s) - politics , multiculturalism , mainstream , context (archaeology) , migrant workers , sociology , public relations , political science , economic growth , economics , paleontology , biology , pedagogy , law
This article investigates networks and political actions by migrant organisations in five E uropean cities. It examines how political opportunity structures moderate the impact of organisational networks on organisations' political contacts and protests using data from organisational surveys undertaken between 2005 and 2008 in B udapest, L yon, M adrid, M ilan and Z urich. Results suggest that the political context moderates the role that different types of networks have on mobilisation. It is found that migrant organisational networks may be sources compensating for the lack of contextual opportunities, thus fostering the use of protest by migrant organisations. However, migrant organisational networks can also favour the creation of political subcultures, marginalised from mainstream politics. Finally, migrant networks are likely to foster migrant organisations' political integration in multicultural contexts through conventional as well as non‐conventional politics.