ABSTRACT

In recent years, one observes a surge in the number of city networks formed to address the welcoming and integration of immigrant populations. Drawing on a database of over sixty networks, the paper provides a global overview of their different types, scales and activities. Exploring the underlying factors explaining this worldwide expansion, it highlights two sets of congruent dynamics. This phenomenon has been elicited by the longue durée devolution to local authorities of powers and responsibilities pertaining to the management of immigrant populations on the one hand and the recent events of the 2015–2016 ‘migration crisis’ on the other. It is also the outcome of the top-down influence of international organisations (including the European Union) and the bottom-up mobilisations of municipalities facing the growing contradictions between their welcoming responsibilities and security-oriented migration management. In the concluding section, the paper points to the challenges faced by international actors for the building of a ‘glocal’ migration governance.

摘要

近年来，人们注意到为解决移民人口的欢迎和融合问题而形成的城市网络数量激增。该论文利用包含 60 多个网络的数据库，提供了它们不同类型、规模和活动的全球概览。探索解释这种全球扩张的潜在因素，它强调了两组一致的动力。这种现象是由longue durée引起的一方面将与移民人口管理有关的权力和责任下放给地方当局，另一方面是最近发生的 2015-2016 年“移民危机”事件。这也是国际组织（包括欧盟）自上而下的影响以及市政当局自下而上动员的结果，这些城市面临着欢迎责任与以安全为导向的移民管理之间日益增长的矛盾。在结论部分，本文指出了国际参与者在构建“全球本地化”移民治理方面面临的挑战。