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Theinternationaltrendtowardsmigrationisgrowingrapidlyandbecomingincreasinglycomplex.Asthex17rst-wavegenerationofmigrantsagestheirchildrenandevengrandchildrenarereachingadulthoodhavingspenttheirentirelivesinthecountriestheirfamilieschoselongago.InternationalPerspectivesIntegrationandInclusionisawide-rangingexplorationofthisnewglobalreality.Whilemanycountrieshavebeenandremainresistanttomigrationthesheervolumeofpeoplemovingfromonecountrytoanotherisforcingpublicpolicyandperceptionstochange.Migrantinclusionandintegrationhoweverremainsanissueinmanylocales.Insightfulandtimelythisvolumebringstogethercontributionsfromvariouscountriesandlevelsofthemigrantexperienceinordertoconsiderthewaysinwhichstatescanfacilitatetheintegrationandinclusionofnewcomersandminorities.JamesFrideresisprofessorofsociologyattheUniversityofCalgary.JohnBilesisaspecialadvisortothedirectorgeneraloftheIntegrationBranchatCitizenshipandImmigrationCanada.Immigrantintegrationhasbecomeaprominentissueincontemporarypoliticaldebatesandpublicpolicyanalysis.Theobjectiveoffacilitatingnewcomersx19participationintheeconomicsocialandpoliticallifeofreceivingsocietiespresentsparticularchallengesinfederalcountries.Themultidimensionalnatureofimmigrantintegrationmeansthatpoliciesandprogramsoftenbecomeissuesofmultilevelgovernance.Infederationswithoneormorenationalminoritiesnewcomerscanalterthelinguisticbalanceandaffectsubnationalcommunitiesx19effortstoobtaingreaterautonomy.ThisvolumeanalyzesimmigrantintegrationpoliciesandtheimplicationsforgovernanceinAustraliaBelgiumCanadaGermanySpainSwitzerlandandtheUnitedStates.Leadingexpertsreviewrecentdevelopmentsintheirrespectivecountriesandcurrentpublicpoliciesandprogramsinthreecategoriesselectionadmissioneconomicandsocialintegrationandcivicandpoliticalintegrationincludingnaturalization.Theseanalysesshowthattheintegrationofimmigrantsisanongoingprocessthatextendsbeyondtheinitialyearsofsettlementinanewcountryinvolvingtheactionsofdifferentgovernmentsnon-governmentalorganizationsandothers.Byexaminingarangeofpolicyandgovernanceissuesfromtheperspectiveoffederalismthisvolumex17llsagapintheliteratureonimmigrantintegration.Foracompletelistofcontributorspleasevisitmqup.ca.ChristianJoppkeisprofessorofsociologyattheUniversityofBern.F.LeslieSeidleisseniorprogramadvisorwiththeForumofFederationsdirectoroftheDiversityImmigrationandIntegrationprogramattheInstituteforResearchonPublicPolicyIRPP.28MQUPSPRING2012SOCIOLOGYIMMIGRATIONSTUDIESSPECIFICATIONSQueenx19sPolicyStudiesx13MetropolisProjectMarch2012978-1-55339-317-739.95ACDN39.95AUS25.99paper6x9300ppInternationalPerspectivesIntegrationandInclusioneditedbyjamesfrideresandjohnbilesHowtherisingtideofinternationalmigrationisimpactingstatepolicyacrosstheglobe.POLITICALSCIENCEIMMIGRANTSTUDIESSPECIFICATIONSPublishedfortheForumofFederationsJune2012978-0-7735-4034-734.95ACDN34.95AUS22.99paper978-0-7735-4033-095.00SCDN95.00SUS62.00cloth6x9280ppImmigrationIntegrationinFederalCountrieseditedbychristianjoppkeandf.leslieseidleAcomparisonofimmigrantintegrationpoliciesinsevenfederalcountriesinlightofconstitutionalstructuresethnoculturalcompositionandpoliticaltrends.