TY - JOUR
T1 - Theorizing migration policy
T2 - Is there a third way?
AU - Boswell, Christina
PY - 2007/3/1
Y1 - 2007/3/1
N2 - This article critically reviews theories of migration policy according to two criteria: methodological rigor and explanatory plausibility. It finds that political economy accounts are theoretically robust, but at the price of oversimplification. Neo-institutional theories offer more sophisticated accounts, but fall short on a number of methodological and explanatory counts. As an alternative, this article suggests a theory focusing on the functional imperatives of the state in the area of migration, which shape its responses to societal interests and institutional structures.
AB - This article critically reviews theories of migration policy according to two criteria: methodological rigor and explanatory plausibility. It finds that political economy accounts are theoretically robust, but at the price of oversimplification. Neo-institutional theories offer more sophisticated accounts, but fall short on a number of methodological and explanatory counts. As an alternative, this article suggests a theory focusing on the functional imperatives of the state in the area of migration, which shape its responses to societal interests and institutional structures.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33846804272&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/j.1747-7379.2007.00057.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1747-7379.2007.00057.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33846804272
VL - 41
SP - 75
EP - 100
JO - International Migration Review
JF - International Migration Review
SN - 0197-9183
IS - 1
ER -