Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/231483 
Year of Publication: 
2015
Citation: 
[Journal:] Comparative Migration Studies [ISSN:] 2214-594X [Volume:] 3 [Article No.:] 5 [Publisher:] Springer [Place:] Berlin [Year:] 2015 [Pages:] --
Publisher: 
Springer, Berlin
Abstract: 
The dominance of the political opportunity structure approach has led to an emphasis of institutional variables in the field of migrant mobilization. This paper critically discusses political opportunity structure theory and defends alternative explanations for variance in levels of ethnic protest among migrants. In particular, it is argued that cultural distance, social stratification, and transnational bonds might be the driving forces behind the political mobilization of migrants. The theories are tested with protest event data for seven European countries between 1975 and 2005.
Subjects: 
migrants
protest
social movements
political opportunity structures
structuralism
transnationalism
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