Enhancing Stakeholder Engagement in Multilevel Immigration Governance
A Finnish Perspective within the EU Context
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13046033 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Amen K Gokah (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 01 |
| Pages | 43-67 |
| Publication date | 2024-12-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Open Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2164-0505 • E-ISSN: 2164-0513 |
| Publisher | Bentham Science Publishers (PUBLISHER • AE) |
| DOI | 10.4236/ojps.2025.151004 |
| OpenAlex | W4405751287 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 17 |
In 2015, Europe faced a major migration wave as people fled wars, poverty, and persecution, primarily from Syria, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. This posed significant governance challenges, particularly for Finland, which received around 30,000 asylum applications—ten times its usual intake. While much attention has been given to the broader migration crisis, this study focuses on Finland’s response within the EU, using a constructivist approach. Migration governance involves collaboration between multiple actors and institutions across different levels. This research explores how Finland manages immigration at both local and national levels and interacts with EU institutions. It analyses these processes using social constructivism and the multilevel governance (MLG) framework. Interviews with key migration governance actors reveal that Finland’s culture of trust and cooperation and its small size contribute to effective migration governance. Finland’s well-prepared positions, shaped by government programs and parliamentary debates, allow it to engage effectively in EU negotiations. This unified approach reflects the constructivist view of multilevel governance, ensuring Finland plays an active role in EU deliberations
Business · Context (archaeology · Corporate governance · Geography · Immigration · Multi-level governance · Multilevel model · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Stakeholder · Stakeholder engagement · Computer Science · European Union Policy and Governance · Research in Social Sciences · Social Policy and Reform Studies
The Politics of Migration and Immigration in Europe
Interactive GovernanceAdvancing the Paradigm
The science of stakeholder engagement in research
Comparison of Convenience Sampling and Purposive Sampling
Europe's Border Crisis
With what implications? An assessment of EU migration governance between Union regulation and national diversity
Collectivized Discretion
Beyond Crisis Talk
To Share or Not to Share Responsibility? Finnish Refugee Policy and the Hesitant Support for a Common European Asylum System
The Return of Politics – The European Union after the crises in the eurozone and Ukraine
Local "Battlegrounds". Relocating Multi-Level and Multi-Actor Governance of Immigration
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |