Books by Daniela Vintila
During the last two decades, Spain experienced considerable demographic changes, witnessing a sus... more During the last two decades, Spain experienced considerable demographic changes, witnessing a sustained increase of its foreign-born population. Against this general background, this work aims to describe the patterns of political representation of immigrants within the Spanish receiving context, focusing particularly on the local level. In doing so, we use data from two original surveys conducted to multiple political parties in municipalities with high concentration of immigrant-origin residents. The first sample focuses on the nomination of immigrant candidates on the electoral lists presented by parties with representation at the national and regional level for the last three local elections, in all municipalities where one of the following groups - Romanians, Moroccans, Bulgarians and Latin Americans - represent at least 15 per cent of the population. The second sample looks exclusively at the 2011 local elections in the region of Madrid, with a survey conducted to parties in all the municipalities of the region where immigrant origin residents constitute at least 15 per cent of the population.
Our findings point towards a substantive pattern of under-representation of immigrants, as all groups show levels of representation lower than we would expect following descriptive representation criteria. However, the data also shows interesting inter-group variation, with some immigrant communities being more likely to benefit from the new opportunities of political representation than others. Finally, the study also addresses the issue of the potential impact of different factors on immigrants’ political representation, thus helping to better understand the reasons behind this variation between groups and municipalities.
Durante las últimas décadas, España ha experimentado una extraordinaria transformación en la dimensión migratoria, con flujos de población extranjera de creciente intensidad. Partiendo de esta nueva realidad, el presente estudio describe las pautas de representación política de las personas de origen inmigrante en el contexto receptor español, prestando particular atención al ámbito local. El análisis esta respaldado empíricamente por dos encuestas novedosas realizadas a los partidos políticos en municipios con alta concentración de residentes de origen inmigrante. La primera se centra en la inclusión de candidatos inmigrantes en las listas que los partidos con representación nacional o autonómica presentaron en las últimas tres elecciones locales en municipios en los que uno de los siguientes colectivos -rumanos, búlgaros, marroquies y latinonamericanos- constituyen más de un 15 por ciento del conjunto poblacional. La segunda muestra analiza exclusivamente las elecciones de 2011 en la Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid dirigiéndose a los partidos con representación local en todos los municipios donde las personas de origen inmigrante sobrepasan el 15 por ciento de la población.
Nuestros resultados destacan una clara pauta de infra-representación política de los residentes de origen inmigrante, ya que todos los colectivos analizados muestran niveles de representación política por debajo de los que les corresponderían según su peso poblacional. Sin embargo, existen diferencias interesantes entre grupos, con algunos colectivos beneficiándose más que otros de las nuevas oportunidades de representación política. Finalmente el estudio indaga sobre el poible efecto de varios factores en la representación de los inmigrantes, contribuyendo a comprender las razones detrás de esta variabilidad entre municipios y entre colectivos.
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Migrants’ access to social benefits has been intensively studied in the European Union, but less ... more Migrants’ access to social benefits has been intensively studied in the European Union, but less scholarly attention has been dedicated to the way in which non-EU welfare regimes adapt to international mobility. This chapter introduces a volume that aims to address this research gap by taking the perspective of non-EU states on migrant social protection. To do so, our analysis focuses on 13 countries: Argentina, China, Ecuador, India, Lebanon, Morocco, Serbia, Senegal, Switzerland, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, Tunisia, and Turkey. These countries represent relevant sending states for migrants coming to the EU, with some of them also hosting sizeable immigrant populations. We argue that their different migration characteristics (including the size and main features of their immigrant and diaspora populations) as well as the peculiarity of their welfare regimes (which often followed a quite distinctive historical path of development compared to their EU counterparts) ma...
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This chapter examines to what extent the Romanian welfare system covers resident citizens compare... more This chapter examines to what extent the Romanian welfare system covers resident citizens compared to foreigners residing in Romania and Romanians living abroad. In doing so, we analyse existing social policies aiming to ensure their coverage against a variety of risks at different life-cycle stages, including unemployment, poverty, sickness and old-age. The main conclusion is that the Romanian welfare state is open to all residents, regardless of their nationality, thus providing everyone equal grounds for accessing social benefits. The criterion of residence on the Romanian soil is, however, prevalent. This implies that relatively few social provisions are extended for non-resident Romanians, which represent an increasingly sizeable community given the intensity of migration outflows in recent years. Furthermore, the Romanian social protection system has had relatively little impact on reducing the risk of poverty and income inequality in the country, despite regular amendments du...
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Despite the growing literature on sending states’ engagement with their populations abroad, littl... more Despite the growing literature on sending states’ engagement with their populations abroad, little is known so far about their role in helping the diaspora deal with social risks. As argued in this chapter, this is mainly because past studies on sending states’ policies and institutions for the diaspora have failed to systematically focus on social protection, while also ignoring that regional integration dynamics often constrain domestic responses to the welfare needs of nationals residing abroad. This volume aims to fill this research gap by comparatively examining the type of diaspora infrastructure through which EU Member States address the vulnerabilities faced by populations abroad in five core areas of social protection: health care, pensions, family, unemployment, and economic hardship. Drawing on data from two original surveys with national experts, we operationalize the concepts of descriptive infrastructure for non-residents (i.e. the presence of diaspora-related institut...
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Increasing mobility to and from European Union (EU) countries has started to challenge the princi... more Increasing mobility to and from European Union (EU) countries has started to challenge the principles of territoriality and national citizenship through which European democracies traditionally conditioned access to social benefits. Existing typologies of immigrant social protection regimes do not seem to adequately capture (nor explain) the diverse repertoire of policy configurations through which European welfare regimes adapt to migration-driven societal dynamics. This introductory chapter provides a critical reflection on the link between migration and access to welfare in the EU. In doing so, it aims to propose a comprehensive analytical framework that allows for a systematic comparison of the inclusiveness of social protection systems towards mobile individuals. We argue that states’ responsiveness towards the social protection needs of their immigrant and emigrant populations has to be examined through a combination of factors, including the characteristics of these populatio...
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The COVID-19 pandemic constitutes an unprecedented challenge for policy-makers worldwide. The cor... more The COVID-19 pandemic constitutes an unprecedented challenge for policy-makers worldwide. The coronavirus outbreak has rapidly put into question states’ preparedness for crisis management, while also raising particular concerns on how national governments assist their citizens abroad in situation of distress. This Policy Brief tackles the issue of governmental responsiveness to the diaspora in a context of pandemic alert. In doing so, we focus on the case of Cyprus, one of the EU Member States with the largest share of citizens residing abroad. Drawing on official documents publicly released by different Cypriot authorities, we map the different initiatives adopted by the Cypriot Government in the attempt to assist its diaspora during the pandemic. Our analysis shows that, in line with its traditional approach towards non-residents citizens, Cyprus has adopted a rather pro-active stance vis-à-vis its population abroad. Since the COVID-19 outbreak, several initiatives have been put f...
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Is a high concentration of immigrant-origin minorit ies enough for them to gain political represe... more Is a high concentration of immigrant-origin minorit ies enough for them to gain political representation? Or are certain migra nt groups more likely to benefit from certain political opportunities that facilitate the ir access to elected office when their number is large? This paper analyses the effect of these three factorsresidential concentration, ethnicity, and political opportuniti esin levels of descriptive political representation of these immigrant groups at the loc al level, testing a number of hypotheses related to each of these three factors w ith data from the 2011 local elections in the Autonomous Community of Madrid (or Madrid re gion) in Spain.
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In Belgium, EU citizens and third-country nationals have the right to vote in local elections. Th... more In Belgium, EU citizens and third-country nationals have the right to vote in local elections. Third-country nationals only gain this right after five years of continuous residence in Belgium. EU citizens also enjoy passive electoral rights in local elections. Furthermore, EU citizens have the right to vote in and stand for the European Parliament (EP) elections held in Belgium. The electoral rights for nonresident Belgian citizens are more restrictive. Non-resident citizens have the right to vote, but not to stand for national legislative elections. Belgian citizens also have the right to vote for EP elections, whether they reside in another EU Member State or a third country, but only those residing in other EU Member States can stand as candidates for these elections. Once registered, all voters are obliged to vote in Belgium. Despite the dissemination efforts made by different institutions and civil society organizations for past elections in Belgium, a key difficulty that voter...
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Latin Americans represent one of the most sizable migrant communities in Spain. Yet, unlike other... more Latin Americans represent one of the most sizable migrant communities in Spain. Yet, unlike other minority groups, they count with longer migration tradition, linguistic and cultural similarities with the Spanish population, and easier access to Spanish nationality. Drawing on original data covering a large number of candidates (N = 5,055), this article examines whether this apparently favorable configuration guarantees the nomination of candidates from this minority group at local elections in municipalities with strong demographic presence of Latin American residents. Our findings indicate that this group is still underrepresented in Spanish politics. Few Latin American candidates are fielded by political parties, and even fewer (<2%) manage to achieve elected office. To interpret these results, we examine the extent to which Spanish parties field minority candidates. We show that while some parties are proactively including these candidates, only few nominate them in secure positions of the electoral lists and that Spanish parties’ inclusiveness does not seem to be aligned with Latin American voters’ partisan preferences.
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European societies have seen a gradual and constant increase of immigration in the last few decad... more European societies have seen a gradual and constant increase of immigration in the last few decades. The settlement of immigrant populations and the incorporation of their descent into European societies raises the issue of the need to ensure equal opportunities in their ...
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&amp;amp;quot;En las últimas décadas, la reagrupación por razones familiares se ha convertido... more &amp;amp;quot;En las últimas décadas, la reagrupación por razones familiares se ha convertido en un fenómeno de creciente intensidad, contribuyendo al incremento del flujo poblacional extranjero en las sociedades europeas. Retomando la literatura sobre el auge de este fenómeno en los años setenta, el presente artículo analiza las respuestas políticas del gobierno español en materia de reagrupación, contrastándolas con la diversidad de normativas europeas vigentes en este ámbito. Con posterioridad, el análisis se centra en los resultados de dichas políticas, reflexionando sobre el peso actual de los flujos de carácter familiar en el conjunto de flujos migratorios hacia los nuevos países receptores del Sur de Europa, en contraste con sus vecinos del Centro-Norte del continente que cuentan con mayor tradición migratoria. In recent decades, family-related migration has become a relevant social process that encouraged a significant increase of foreign born population flows into the European societies. Drawing on the literature related to the rise of this phenomenon during the seventies, this article analyzes the governmental policy response towards family reunion in Spain, and compares it with the diversity of European policies in this area. Subsequently, the study focuses on the results of the family reunification policy making, by exploring the intensity of family migration flows towards Southern European countries in comparison with those to Central and Northern Europe countries with a longer experience in receiving substantial migration inflows. &amp;amp;quot;
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Our findings point towards a substantive pattern of under-representation of immigrants, as all groups show levels of representation lower than we would expect following descriptive representation criteria. However, the data also shows interesting inter-group variation, with some immigrant communities being more likely to benefit from the new opportunities of political representation than others. Finally, the study also addresses the issue of the potential impact of different factors on immigrants’ political representation, thus helping to better understand the reasons behind this variation between groups and municipalities.
Durante las últimas décadas, España ha experimentado una extraordinaria transformación en la dimensión migratoria, con flujos de población extranjera de creciente intensidad. Partiendo de esta nueva realidad, el presente estudio describe las pautas de representación política de las personas de origen inmigrante en el contexto receptor español, prestando particular atención al ámbito local. El análisis esta respaldado empíricamente por dos encuestas novedosas realizadas a los partidos políticos en municipios con alta concentración de residentes de origen inmigrante. La primera se centra en la inclusión de candidatos inmigrantes en las listas que los partidos con representación nacional o autonómica presentaron en las últimas tres elecciones locales en municipios en los que uno de los siguientes colectivos -rumanos, búlgaros, marroquies y latinonamericanos- constituyen más de un 15 por ciento del conjunto poblacional. La segunda muestra analiza exclusivamente las elecciones de 2011 en la Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid dirigiéndose a los partidos con representación local en todos los municipios donde las personas de origen inmigrante sobrepasan el 15 por ciento de la población.
Nuestros resultados destacan una clara pauta de infra-representación política de los residentes de origen inmigrante, ya que todos los colectivos analizados muestran niveles de representación política por debajo de los que les corresponderían según su peso poblacional. Sin embargo, existen diferencias interesantes entre grupos, con algunos colectivos beneficiándose más que otros de las nuevas oportunidades de representación política. Finalmente el estudio indaga sobre el poible efecto de varios factores en la representación de los inmigrantes, contribuyendo a comprender las razones detrás de esta variabilidad entre municipios y entre colectivos.
Papers by Daniela Vintila
Our findings point towards a substantive pattern of under-representation of immigrants, as all groups show levels of representation lower than we would expect following descriptive representation criteria. However, the data also shows interesting inter-group variation, with some immigrant communities being more likely to benefit from the new opportunities of political representation than others. Finally, the study also addresses the issue of the potential impact of different factors on immigrants’ political representation, thus helping to better understand the reasons behind this variation between groups and municipalities.
Durante las últimas décadas, España ha experimentado una extraordinaria transformación en la dimensión migratoria, con flujos de población extranjera de creciente intensidad. Partiendo de esta nueva realidad, el presente estudio describe las pautas de representación política de las personas de origen inmigrante en el contexto receptor español, prestando particular atención al ámbito local. El análisis esta respaldado empíricamente por dos encuestas novedosas realizadas a los partidos políticos en municipios con alta concentración de residentes de origen inmigrante. La primera se centra en la inclusión de candidatos inmigrantes en las listas que los partidos con representación nacional o autonómica presentaron en las últimas tres elecciones locales en municipios en los que uno de los siguientes colectivos -rumanos, búlgaros, marroquies y latinonamericanos- constituyen más de un 15 por ciento del conjunto poblacional. La segunda muestra analiza exclusivamente las elecciones de 2011 en la Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid dirigiéndose a los partidos con representación local en todos los municipios donde las personas de origen inmigrante sobrepasan el 15 por ciento de la población.
Nuestros resultados destacan una clara pauta de infra-representación política de los residentes de origen inmigrante, ya que todos los colectivos analizados muestran niveles de representación política por debajo de los que les corresponderían según su peso poblacional. Sin embargo, existen diferencias interesantes entre grupos, con algunos colectivos beneficiándose más que otros de las nuevas oportunidades de representación política. Finalmente el estudio indaga sobre el poible efecto de varios factores en la representación de los inmigrantes, contribuyendo a comprender las razones detrás de esta variabilidad entre municipios y entre colectivos.