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Title:	Immigration controls and the erosion of popular sovereignty
Author:	Gilligan, Chris
Other authors:	Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Departament de Ciències Polítiques i Socials
Abstract:	The idea that immigration controls in Western developed states are a response to popular pressure is axiomatic in the academic literature on migration. In the academic literature and in policy circles it is also commonplace to hear that migration is eroding the sovereignty of states. This article challenges both of these ideas. We argue that both of these ideas overlook or ignore the erosion of popular sovereignty from within states. We argue that engaging with, rather than evading, public debate on migration can potentially help to reinvigorate popular sovereignty.
Publication date:	2012-01-19
Subject (UDC):	3 - Ciències socials
Subject(s):	Emigració i immigració -- Països occidentals Sobirania -- Països occidentals Emigració i immigració -- Aspectes polítics
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Pages:	23 p.
Document type:	Article
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