Crisis pressures and European integration

Journal of European Public Policy, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 29(9), P. 1351 - 1373

Published: Sept. 2, 2021

Previous studies have applied theories of European integration to interpret crisis-led policymaking processes and outcomes in the EU. However, there has been little attempt appraise analytical leverage offered by major as a function different crisis pressures. We theorize that diverse combinations pressures generate four decision-making scenarios EU, each which can be ascribed insights from neofunctionalism, intergovernmentalism, postfunctionalism, federalism. illustrate value our framework relation EU crises concerning euro area, refugees, Brexit Covid-19. Overall, paper makes theoretical contribution advance debate on

Language: Английский

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Actors, Ideas, and International Influence: Understanding Migration Policy Change in South America

International Migration Review, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 58(1), P. 319 - 346

Published: May 1, 2023

This article analyzes the role of ideas, domestic actors, and international influences in migration policy change (MPCh) Argentina, Brazil, Chile. Building on 67 in-depth interviews with key actors governance, public declarations government representatives, relevant legislation, we argue that increased power “securitist” within national bureaucracies shaped MPCh all three countries. Between 2015 2019, these promoted a set programmatic ideas proposals linked to security issues distinguished between “good” “bad” immigrants, emulating Global North resulted at country level, but same time, national-level coexisted continuity regional level. contributes literature first, by extending geographical focus studies, which frequently party politics, coalitions, opinion, beyond North. Second, further current explanations contradictions differentiating proposals, philosophies. Third, advance distinguishing different groups enhancing understanding actors’ roles both levels. Across its sections, this shows ideas—where from whom they come—matter. By unpacking types influence shifts who promote them, can better understand apparent policy.

Language: Английский

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Beyond evidence-based policymaking? Exploring knowledge formation and source effects in US migration policymaking

Policy Sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 57(1), P. 3 - 28

Published: Feb. 22, 2024

Abstract Several scholars have observed persistent gaps between policy responses to complex, ambiguous and politicized problems (such as migration, climate change the recent Covid-19 pandemic) evidence or ‘facts’. While most existing explanations for this ‘evidence-policy gap’ in migration field focus on knowledge availability use by policymakers, article shifts processes of formation, exploring questions what counts ‘evidence’ policymakers are sources information that shape their understandings issues. It does so, developing a network-centred approach focusing elite US policy-makers irregular asylum-seeking migration. This ‘heuristic case’ is used challenge generate new be tested future research. Our findings—based qualitative quantitative data collected 2015–2018 through 57 interviews analysed applying social network analysis content analysis—challenge scholarly claims about policymakers’ lack access We also migration-related decision-making irrational merely driven political interests, showing rationally collect information, select attribute different relevance acquired. instead highlight acquisition decisively shaped dynamics trust perceptions organizational like-mindedness among actors, ideological factors determine qualifies 'evidence' first place.

Language: Английский

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Regions and global migration governance: perspectives ‘from above’, ‘from below’ and ‘from beyond’

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 48(12), P. 2837 - 2854

Published: Nov. 17, 2021

Although receiving increasing attention in multilateral settings, regional arrangements play a hitherto under-investigated role global migration governance. Regional initiatives exist for intraregional mobility; migrant rights; refugee protection; or to counter unsolicited migration. Often, these have developed different institutional settings and with little coordination. This article theorises the drivers of governance as well interplay between processes ones. In doing so, we highlight complex intergovernmental dynamics 'from above' transnational below' external forces beyond', particular influence other powerful states international organisations. theoretical framework provides basis comparative comprehensive analysis determinants approaches wider context

Language: Английский

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The politics of multi-level migration policymaking: a network-centred perspective

Policy Studies, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 45(1), P. 89 - 112

Published: March 15, 2023

This article develops and applies an innovative methodology based on social network analysis cluster to analyze the organization of policymaking relations in multi-level political systems, focusing migration policy field. In doing so, it addresses four limitations existing research multi-layered policymaking, which tends focus legal documents rather than real-world interactions, conceptualize governmental levels morphological terms, neglect conflictual narrowly big cities. approach is applied heuristic case Italian asylum after 2015 "refugee crisis", allows derive three conceptual claims about organizations migration-related interactions. First, these interactions can be highly should not necessarily seen as a negotiated order among public non-public actors. Second, typologies need complexified, accounting for significance intricately nested overlapping "multi-level networks" emerging over above institutional structures. Third, showing that actors interact more frequently collaboratively with "like-minded" regardless official roles levels, identifies new "political" or "ideological" axis along collaborative organized.

Language: Английский

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EU-Latin America Relations: Analyzing the Dynamics of Bi-regional Migration Governance

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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The Ambivalent Relationship between South America and the Liberal International Order: Regional Counter-institutionalization in the Fields of Migration and Election Monitoring

Latin American Politics and Society, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 24

Published: March 5, 2025

Abstract Under what conditions do South American states create regional institutions that consolidate or undermine the liberal international order (LIO)? To address this question, we compare two cases of contestation LIO through counter-institutionalization in domains migration and election monitoring, both which are closely related to LIO’s core political principles. We argue variation effects counter-institutionalization—LIO-consolidating case LIO-undermining monitoring—results from interaction explanatory factors: source dissatisfaction with norms a specific domain, preferences state exercises leadership support counter-institutionalization. The article sheds light on coexistence illiberal tendencies America’s regionalism contributes debate determinants contestations Global South.

Language: Английский

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A system-thinking approach for migration studies: an introduction

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 50(5), P. 1099 - 1117

Published: Dec. 11, 2023

Migration studies first took up a systems perspective in the 1970s to explain migration flows and their dynamics over time. Over last decades, dominant discourse analysis have remained constrained within limits of 'migration system'. While influence 'wider environment' on system has been recognized, what elements wider environment are mechanisms remain poorly articulated. Through eight innovative contributions, this Special Issue seeks contribute firstly, unpacking (i.e. other systems) that constitute with which components (e.g. migrants, sending receiving communities, institutions, policies, etc.) interact, secondly, disentangling mutual influences between environment. This as whole suggests growing complexity governance demands complexity-based approach acknowledges multiple relations among systems. In respect, its linkages need be better captured through an analytical based thinking.

Language: Английский

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Unpacking the unintended consequences of European migration governance: the case of South American migration policy liberalisation

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 49(12), P. 3060 - 3084

Published: Nov. 10, 2021

Research on the external dimension of EU migration governance has focused EU's interests, preferences, and policy efficiency coherence. Little attention been paid to myriad ways both partner third countries react union's action. We explore European influence immigration refugee liberalisation in South America, a region not directly targeted by extra-regional governance. Based analysis 130 original interviews with government officials NGO IO representatives eight American we show that - although policymakers generally regard as model 'efficiency', terms intra-regional mobility regime – remarkable legislative took place context political moral opposition restrictive shifts The paper contributes literature governance, diffusion, Latin policies uncovering some unintended consequences America.

Language: Английский

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Decentering the Study of Migration Governance in the Mediterranean

Geopolitics, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 27(3), P. 687 - 702

Published: Oct. 5, 2021

To what extent can a decentred approach improve our understanding of migration governance? In the field public policy, it ‘highlights diverse and contingent meanings that inform actions ...

Language: Английский

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