Craig Parsons is Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Oregon. Timothy M. Smeeding is Maxwell Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Economics and Public Administration, Syracuse University.

Review of the hardback: 'The volume addresses various themes yet has one singular characteristic: the deliberate use of cross-national and whenever possible longitudinal data that provides a comprehensive view and comparative insights into immigration-related phenomena in today's Europe.' Virginie Guiraudon, Marie Curie Professor in Social and Political Sciences, European University Institute

• List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; 1. What's unique about immigration in Europe? Craig A. Parsons and Timothy M. Smeeding; 2. Europe's immigration challenge in demographic perspective Paul Demeny; 3. Migration into OECD countries 1990–2000 Peder J. Pedersen, Mariola Pytlikova and Nina Smith; 4. Divergent patterns in immigrant earnings across European destinations Alicia Adserà and Barry R. Chiswick; 5. Economic consequences of immigration in Europe Herbert Brücker, Joachim R. Frick and Gert G. Wagner; 6. Occupational status of immigrants in cross-national perspective: a multilevel analysis of seventeen Western societies Frank van Tubergen; 7. Immigrants, unemployment and Europe's varying welfare regimes Ann Morissens; 8. How different are immigrants? A cross-country and cross-survey analysis of educational achievement Sylke Viola Schnepf; 9. Immigration, education and the Turkish second generation in five European nations: a comparative study Maurice Crul and Hans Vermeulen; 10. Managing transnational Islam: Muslims and the state in Western Europe Jonathan Laurence; 11. Migration mobility in European diasporic space Jacqueline Andall; 12. The new migratory Europe: towards a proactive immigration policy? Marco Martiniello; 13. European immigration in the people's court Jack Citrin and John Sides; 14. The politics of immigration in France, Britain and the United States: a transatlantic comparison Martin A. Schain; 15. 'Useful' Gastarbeiter, burdensome asylum seekers, and the second wave of welfare retrenchment: exploring the nexus between migration and the welfare state Georg Menz; 16. The European Union dimension: supranational integration, free movement of persons, and immigration politics Adam Luedtke; 17. The effectiveness of governments' attempts to control unwanted migration Eiko R. Thielemann; Index.

Craig Parsons is Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Oregon. Timothy M. Smeeding is Maxwell Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Economics and Public Administration, Syracuse University.

Review of the hardback: 'The volume addresses various themes yet has one singular characteristic: the deliberate use of cross-national and whenever possible longitudinal data that provides a comprehensive view and comparative insights into immigration-related phenomena in today's Europe.' Virginie Guiraudon, Marie Curie Professor in Social and Political Sciences, European University Institute

• List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; 1. What's unique about immigration in Europe? Craig A. Parsons and Timothy M. Smeeding; 2. Europe's immigration challenge in demographic perspective Paul Demeny; 3. Migration into OECD countries 1990–2000 Peder J. Pedersen, Mariola Pytlikova and Nina Smith; 4. Divergent patterns in immigrant earnings across European destinations Alicia Adserà and Barry R. Chiswick; 5. Economic consequences of immigration in Europe Herbert Brücker, Joachim R. Frick and Gert G. Wagner; 6. Occupational status of immigrants in cross-national perspective: a multilevel analysis of seventeen Western societies Frank van Tubergen; 7. Immigrants, unemployment and Europe's varying welfare regimes Ann Morissens; 8. How different are immigrants? A cross-country and cross-survey analysis of educational achievement Sylke Viola Schnepf; 9. Immigration, education and the Turkish second generation in five European nations: a comparative study Maurice Crul and Hans Vermeulen; 10. Managing transnational Islam: Muslims and the state in Western Europe Jonathan Laurence; 11. Migration mobility in European diasporic space Jacqueline Andall; 12. The new migratory Europe: towards a proactive immigration policy? Marco Martiniello; 13. European immigration in the people's court Jack Citrin and John Sides; 14. The politics of immigration in France, Britain and the United States: a transatlantic comparison Martin A. Schain; 15. 'Useful' Gastarbeiter, burdensome asylum seekers, and the second wave of welfare retrenchment: exploring the nexus between migration and the welfare state Georg Menz; 16. The European Union dimension: supranational integration, free movement of persons, and immigration politics Adam Luedtke; 17. The effectiveness of governments' attempts to control unwanted migration Eiko R. Thielemann; Index.

Craig Parsons is Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Oregon. Timothy M. Smeeding is Maxwell Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Economics and Public Administration, Syracuse University.

Review of the hardback: 'The volume addresses various themes yet has one singular characteristic: the deliberate use of cross-national and whenever possible longitudinal data that provides a comprehensive view and comparative insights into immigration-related phenomena in today's Europe.' Virginie Guiraudon, Marie Curie Professor in Social and Political Sciences, European University Institute

• List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; 1. What's unique about immigration in Europe? Craig A. Parsons and Timothy M. Smeeding; 2. Europe's immigration challenge in demographic perspective Paul Demeny; 3. Migration into OECD countries 1990–2000 Peder J. Pedersen, Mariola Pytlikova and Nina Smith; 4. Divergent patterns in immigrant earnings across European destinations Alicia Adserà and Barry R. Chiswick; 5. Economic consequences of immigration in Europe Herbert Brücker, Joachim R. Frick and Gert G. Wagner; 6. Occupational status of immigrants in cross-national perspective: a multilevel analysis of seventeen Western societies Frank van Tubergen; 7. Immigrants, unemployment and Europe's varying welfare regimes Ann Morissens; 8. How different are immigrants? A cross-country and cross-survey analysis of educational achievement Sylke Viola Schnepf; 9. Immigration, education and the Turkish second generation in five European nations: a comparative study Maurice Crul and Hans Vermeulen; 10. Managing transnational Islam: Muslims and the state in Western Europe Jonathan Laurence; 11. Migration mobility in European diasporic space Jacqueline Andall; 12. The new migratory Europe: towards a proactive immigration policy? Marco Martiniello; 13. European immigration in the people's court Jack Citrin and John Sides; 14. The politics of immigration in France, Britain and the United States: a transatlantic comparison Martin A. Schain; 15. 'Useful' Gastarbeiter, burdensome asylum seekers, and the second wave of welfare retrenchment: exploring the nexus between migration and the welfare state Georg Menz; 16. The European Union dimension: supranational integration, free movement of persons, and immigration politics Adam Luedtke; 17. The effectiveness of governments' attempts to control unwanted migration Eiko R. Thielemann; Index.