Diffusion of European norms up to the local level : irregular migrants’ access to housing in relation to the Facilitators Package

Are cities purely normtakers or (also) norm-makers? Through qualitative research it is studied whether and how four factors determine diffusion of European norms up to everyday life: party political preferences of the local government; Local formal competences; Mode of governance that leads to operationalisation; Mode of governance that leads to implementation. Specifically, the Facilitators Package on assistance to irregular migrants was examined in Bonn, Berlin, The Hague, Amsterdam, Stoke-on-Trent and London with regard to irregular migrants' access to housing