Theories of International Mobility and the Incorporation of Immigrants
Class 9: Migration Policy and Synthesis
Policy
Muddling Through
Charles E. Lindblom, The Science of "Muddling Through" Public Adm. Rev. 19, 79 (1959).Root-Oriented Policy-Making
- Identify and quantify all related values held by society
- Analyze every possible policy choice with respect to these values
- Select the set of choices that maximize the values
Branch-Oriented Policy-Making
- Focus on immediate, narrow problem and ignore related values
- Outline and compare limited alternatives and use past experience to their short-term consequences
- Select based on limited values and expected outcomes
- Repeat
- Root Method: Rational-Comprehensive
- Branch Method: Successive Limited Comparisons
Sites of Regulation
- Legislative
- Judicial
- Administrative
- International
- National
- Subnational
Making and Changing Policy
Palestinian Rights
Refugee Return
Humanitarian Aid
Restrictive Immigration Policies in Europe and the US
Massey & Pren (2012)
From Massey & Pren (2012)
From Massey & Pren (2012)