Immigrant Integration Policies in Catalonia (1993-2017): Political Frames

Xavier Casademont; Macià Serra

doi:10.14422/mig.i52.y2021.008

Authors

Xavier Casademont Universitat de Girona https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3821-4245
Macià Serra Universitat de Girona https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4158-042X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14422/mig.i52.y2021.008

Keywords:

integration, policy frames, immigration, multilevel governance, Catalonia

Abstract

This article analyzes the political frames of Catalan integration policies that were developed from 1993 to 2017. It explores the way some of the major political issues and concepts surrounding immigration have been constructed in a minority nation. Based on qualitative analysis of the main political documents approved by the Generalitat de Catalunya, we suggest that Catalonia has developed a coherent and inclusive political discourse, based on the recognition of immigration as a constitutive part of its population. However, we detect a utilitarian view on immigration with some elements of its philosophy of integration being unclear.

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