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ERIC Number: EJ1181129
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-1476-7724
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How to Explain Migration Policy Openness in Times of Closure? The Case of International Students in Switzerland
Globalisation, Societies and Education, v16 n3 p295-307 2018
Since the 1990s, Swiss immigration policies have placed increasing restrictions on non-European Union (EU) immigrants. However, in 2011, based on the initiative of Jacques Neirynck, the Swiss Parliament approved a law facilitating the admission and integration of non-EU nationals with a Swiss university degree. How can this policy openness in times of closure be explained? Drawing on the narratives of stakeholders during parliamentarian debates, and interviews with key political actors, we propose a unique explanatory approach combining: (1) the convincing "narratives of steering" crafted by parliamentarians, (2) an appropriate "temporal and geographical context," and (3) the "biographical capacity" of the policy initiator to effect policy change. This model will be useful for studies of migration policy change in general.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: European Union; Switzerland
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