How can European societies more effectively promote the active engagement of immigrants and their children in the political and civic life of the countries where they live? This book examines the effect of migrants' individual attributes and resources, their social capital and the political opportunities on their political integration.

This book provides an empirical and comparative account of the political integration of migrants in Europe

Political Opportunities, Social Capital, and the Political Inclusion of Immigrants in European Cities; L.Morales & M.Giugni Conceptualising and Measuring Migrants' Political Inclusion; L.Morales Institutional Opportunities, Discursive Opportunities, and the Political Participation of Migrants in European Cities; M.Cinalli & M.Giugni The Electoral Participation of Naturalised Immigrants in ten European Cities; A.Gonzalez-Ferrer The Role of Social Capital in Migrants' Engagement in Local Politics in European Cities; L.Morales & K.Pilati Optimal Opportunities for Ethnic Organization and Political Integration? Comparing Stockholm with other European Cities; P.Stromblad, G.Myrberg & B.Bengtsson Is 'Home' a Distraction? The Role of Migrants' Transnational Practices in Their Political Integration into Receiving-Country Politics; L.Morales & M.Morariu Patterns of Participation: Engagement among Ethnic Minorities and the Native Population in Oslo and Stockholm; G.Myrberg & J.Rogstad Political Efficacy and Confidence Among Migrants; E.Anduiza & J.San Martin The Impact of Religion on the Political Participation of Migrants; N.Eggert & M.Giugni Place Attachment, Community Cohesion and the Politics of Belonging in European Cities; R.Devadason Conclusions. Towards an Integrated Approach to the Political Inclusion of Migrants; M.Giugni & L.Morales References Appendix