A fundamental issue in society today, migration has been undergoing a new dynamic transformation, calling for new policy approaches. This new dynamic is not yet understood clearly, let alone that adequate policy answers for 'the managing' of these new migration processes and the consequences for receiving and sending societies are within. This comprehensive overview of migration research conducted throughout the IMISCOE network of European research analyses the influx of various types of immigrants in Western Europe post World War II, mostly to large cities, as well as the reactions of the native populations and governments to the changes and pressures brought about by immigration.

Author Biography

Rinus Penninx (ed.) is professor of ethnic studies at the University of Amsterdam, and co-ordinator of the IMISCoe Network of Excellence (International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion in Europe) funded by the European Commission in 2004. He also holds the European co-chair of International Metropolis, a worldwide network of research and policy institutions relating to immigration and integration in large cities. Maria Berger is a political scientist and a research advisor for the city of Delft. Karen Kraal is an anthropologist affiliated with the IMES and responsible for the communication and dissemination programme of IMISCoe.