The Politics of Immigration: Contradictions of the Liberal State

“There’s something for everyone in this deftly crafted book. Students will appreciate the clarity and breadth of coverage, while more advanced researchers will find a compelling and original contribution to our understanding of the factors shaping immigration policy.”
―Christina Boswell, University of Edinburgh

“Not only a brilliant work of scholarship, it is the best book on the politics of migration in decades and deserves to become the standard work.”
―Randall Hansen, University of Toronto

“More than just the best available synthesis on migration from a political science perspective, James Hampshire’s new book offers a persuasive and coherent argument about the ‘contradictions of the liberal state’ as it meets the fact of immigration. Highly recommended.”
―Christian Joppke, University of Bern

“Recommendable for a wide range of audiences. Hampshire’s approach of focusing on shared features of liberal states across various regions is innovative and enlightening”
―LSE Review of Books

James Hampshire is senior lecturer in politics at the University of Sussex.