City officers dedicated to migration issues:

This article focuses on city officers working on integration policies and who are participating to a working group of a European network of cities, Eurocities. My article puts into question what Europe does to the daily activities of these city officers. Even if European activities are secondary in their daily job, it has consequences on their career and their way of acting in their municipalities. At first sight, legal, political and social norms are ruling the activities of these city officers that weaken their capacities to share common perspective on integration policies. However, with a focus on the more active members of this working group, I demonstrate how Europe is a cognitive resource that city officers use to define their local integration policies.