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Table 1 Overview of the analytical framework and its empirical implications

From: The architecture of national boundary regimes: mapping immigration and citizenship policies in 23 democracies 1980–2010

Logic

Variants

Relevance

Globalisation Constraints

Tendency

Immigration Regime

Citizenship Regime

Immigration Regime

Citizenship Regime

Economic logic of the market

Open

Transnational labour markets

High

Low

High

Strong liberal tendency

Convergent

 

Closed

Protectionist national labour markets

Legal logic of the liberal state

Liberal

Independent and strong judicial review

Illiberal

Non-independent and weak judicial review

Democratic logic of the liberal state

Liberal

Democratic rights extended to immigrants

Low

High

Low

 

Weak liberal tendency

Non-convergent

Illiberal

Democratic rights reserved for natives

Cultural logic of the nation

Inclusive

Inclusive national identities

Exclusive

Exclusive national identities