Uncovering the Nature and Tensions of Inclusion and Labor Relations

This chapter introduces the employment relations and migration contexts for each of our countries and outlines the research methodology. We locate the discussion in the period since the 1970s, with a particular focus on the late 1990s through to the early 2010s. To this extent we traverse a period of increasing - and changing - immigration patterns, as well as the emergence of a significant crisis within the context of capitalism and new forms of xenophobia. The research conducted by the authors was financed mainly by the Leverhulme Trust (2008-12) and in part by the Economic and Social Research Council (both British-based national funding bodies).