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

Policy Sciences, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 57(1), С. 3 - 28

Опубликована: Фев. 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.

Язык: Английский

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

Policy Studies, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 45(1), С. 89 - 112

Опубликована: Март 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.

Язык: Английский

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European migration governance in the context of uncertainty

International Migration, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 62(6), С. 93 - 110

Опубликована: Июль 26, 2024

Abstract Migration inherently embodies uncertainty and dynamism, eluding precise conceptualization, definition measurement. Embedded within intricate migration driver environments shaped by the diverse agency of actors involved—prospective migrants, intermediaries policymakers—migration defies easy prediction effective policy response. This inherent complexity international flows poses immediate long‐term governance challenges. paper delves into impact migration‐related on European governance. We scrutinize how shapes responses investigate roles key in assessing communicating various facets uncertainty. Employing illustrative cases—the Syrian refugee situation environmentally induced migration—we uncover influences policymaking. Our study sheds light interplay between processes. The findings emphasize need for nuanced approaches to navigate complexities

Язык: Английский

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So much promise, so little delivery: evidence-based policy-making in the EU approach to migrant smuggling

Journal of European Integration, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 45(2), С. 309 - 325

Опубликована: Июль 29, 2022

The 2020 New Pact on Migration and Asylum confirmed the continuity of EU its Member States’ largely repressive approach to migrant smuggling. Over last few years, evidence-based inputs coming from local level – particularly actors responsible for implementation anti-smuggling measures have led assessment review related penal framework. Yet, notwithstanding emergence several critical elements, calling a re-definition such framework as migrants accused being smugglers criminalisation humanitarian –, policy outputs not altered existing legislation. By disclosing interactions between policy-makers, in bottom-up perspective, this article explores role evidence (failed) reform framework, with view contributing new institutionalist understanding politics migration policy-making.

Язык: Английский

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Continuity and Change in Immigration Regimes: An Institutionalist Analysis of Italian Labor Immigration Regulations 1990–2020

Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, Год журнала: 2023, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 15

Опубликована: Март 13, 2023

This paper applies institutionalist theories to an exploration of continuity and change in the Italian labor immigration regime between 1990 2020. It asks why has remained largely unchanged since 1990s investigates changes regulatory settings 2008. The explanation for reproduction inertia encompasses a logic appropriateness, institutional functional complementarity political weakness opposition status quo. restrictions placed on 2008 are explained by economic humanitarian crises evolution migratory flows Italy, which provided alternative sources labor.

Язык: Английский

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How Do Crises Affect Policy Subsystems? The Evolution of Policy Core Beliefs in the EU Asylum Policy

JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Июнь 9, 2024

Abstract Crises, shocks, and perturbations are frequently considered turning points in public policy literature. The Advocacy Coalition Framework has become one of the most employed process frameworks, focusing on subsystems, belief systems shocks as drivers change. Relying a network approach, this article aims at analysing EU asylum by exploring prioritisation core beliefs before, during after so‐called refugee crisis. From methodological perspective, discourse analysis (DNA) is employed. results show that system not stabilised aftermath crisis, implying ‘conservative’ crisis response approach short‐term effects subsystem. innovation stands theoretical–analytical elaborations some management literature concepts empirical testing said through an original dataset with DNA.

Язык: Английский

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The EU and Italian Asylum Governance

Palgrave studies in sub-national governance, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 201 - 222

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

Язык: Английский

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The role of sub-national actors in coordinative Europeanisation: insights from the digitalisation of asylum services

Comparative European Politics, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Июль 16, 2024

Abstract Coordinative Europeanisation is a powerful frame to explain the rapid response of EU institutions in times permanent emergency. So far, though, little known about sub-national actors’ role this process. Moving away from state-centric approach, article investigates actors through case study digital provision services asylum seekers. Given field’s high salience and nature, elucidates critical European actors, particularly at municipality level, accelerate refugees. Comparing 3 cities (Paris, Palermo Malaga), we argue that can play coordinative 2 main mechanisms may enable it. In cases observed, discursive coordination around humanitarian duty facilitated emergence similar solutions across countries. Subsequently, horizontal vertical networking was used by legitimise their actions enhance anchoring processes Europeanisation.

Язык: Английский

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The Politics of Immobility: Some Conclusions on Counter-smuggling Policies and the Criminalisation of Migration in the EU

European administrative governance, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 181 - 214

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

Язык: Английский

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The impact of the Russian war against Ukraine on the reform of the common European asylum system

European Politics and Society, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 17

Опубликована: Дек. 3, 2024

This article analyses how the Russian invasion and mass influx of Ukrainians have impacted Europeanisation dynamics in EU asylum policy, notably process reforming Common European Asylum System (CEAS). We argue that these extraordinary events fostered a more consensual cooperative mode governance which has facilitated adoption Pact on Migration Asylum. The Commission strategically used venues created for dealing with Ukrainian refugees to also tackle other migratory challenges manner. Furthermore, negotiations were by convergence member states around security– migration control-oriented norms. rights increasingly seen as potential vulnerability geopolitical competition Russia hostile governments. objective tools respond crises' situations 'instrumentalisations' migrants became drivers completing reform. As result, migrants' access right will get dependent political states, perceived emergency.

Язык: Английский

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