Stuck Between Mainstreaming and Localism

Views on the Practice of Migrant Integration in a Devolved Policy Framework

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2067580
AutoresSilvia Galandini (0000-0002-2053-3053, University of Manchester), Gareth Mulvey (0000-0002-9132-1672, University of Glasgow), Laurence Lessard-Phillips (0000-0001-5881-5569, University of Birmingham, autor de correspondencia)
Año2019
Volumen20
Número3
Páginas685-702
Fecha de publicación2019-08-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of International Migration and Integration / Revue de l integration et de la migration internationale (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1488-3473 • E-ISSN: 1874-6365
EditorialSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s12134-018-0626-5
OpenAlexW2890671472
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas32

In this paper, we explore views on the implementation of migrant integration ‘policy’ in a setting characterised by devolution, using data collected among local and national policy stakeholders in the UK. More specifically, we focus on localism and mainstreaming, which have recently dominated policy debates and endeavours about integration. Our findings shed new light on the challenges and opportunities of these strategies as they are perceived and experienced by policy stakeholders. In particular, we reflect on the important interplay between different levels of governance and the tensions that arise out of these in a devolved context. Our evidence suggests that the shift from centralised to localised policy action is faced with several challenges. First of all, there is a contradiction between the localism agenda, with the devolution of powers and responsibilities, and the context of austerity. Secondly, there are frictions between levels of governance in the devolved UK context, and particularly on how the implementation of integration at the local level is affected by non-devolved policies. Finally, with regard to mainstreaming the need for a more flexible policy approach that recognises and embraces the complexity and dynamism of the integration process is emphasised

Austerity · Corporate governance · Economics · Localism · Mainstreaming · Management · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Public Administration