martes, 18 de septiembre de 2012

Artículo en International Migration Review, 46(3) (Fall 2012)

Martín Pérez, A., Moreno Fuentes, F.J. (2012) "Migration and Citizenship Law in Spain: Path-dependency and Policy Change in a Recent Country of Immigration", International Migration Review 46(3): 625-655.

Se acaba de publicar en International Migration Review el artículo que firmamos Francisco Javier Moreno Fuentes y yo mismo, y que estudia los vínculos políticos entre las migraciones y la ley de nacionalidad en España. Es el resultado de un trabajo muy intenso que, felizmente, hoy puede ya ser compartido con todos.

Aquí os dejo el resumen del artículo, que tenéis enlazado en la parte superior de la entrada:
This article analyzes the links between migratory processes and the evolution of nationality legislation in Spain. We argue that this case challenges the theoretical models that link immigration to liberalizing reforms in citizenship law. Despite large-scale immigration experienced over the last two decades, Spanish nationality law has remained strongly focused on keeping ties with Spanish communities abroad. To account for the high degree of stability of Spanish citizenship law we structure our analysis along three basic lines: the historical conceptions derived from Spain's past as a colonial power, as well as its tradition as a country of emigration; the lack of incentives for political actors to introduce the reform of citizenship law in the political agenda; and the strategies adopted by those political actors in relation to the politicization of immigration.