Temporary EU labor migrants and housing policy challenges

This research examines the policy differences on housing of labor migrants between the municipality of Vlaardingen and Lansingerland. Both municipalities have their own contextual differences and involved actors that shaped the policy outlines. The role of private and public actors regarding these policies is examined by applying a policy network analysis. For both cases, the network has been indicated in order to illustrate its structure, the relevant resources, and the power distribution. Consequently, this research provides insight into two opposite local policy networks and reveals the roles that public and private actors have concerning policy on housing of labor migrants. It illustrates that migration management by municipalities is increasingly done by privatization of public interests and responsibilities. As a result, monopolization of private actors occurs due to their privileged position, which may lead to problem displacement to other municipalities