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Oxford Bridging the Gaps Linking Research to Public Debates and Policy Making on Migration and Integration 2019 Edition by Martin Ruhs, Kristof Tamas, Joakim Palme
What is the use of research in public debates and policy-making on immigration and integration? Why are there such large gaps between migration debates and migration realities, and how can they be reduced? Bridging the Gaps: Linking Research to Public Debates and Policy Making on Migration and Integration provides a unique set of testimonies and analyses of these questions by researchers and policy experts who have been deeply involved in attempts to linksocial science research to public policies. Bridging the Gaps argues that we must go beyond the prevailing focus on the research-policy nexus by considering how the media, public opinion, and other dimensions of public debates can interact with research and policy-processes. The chapters provide theoretical analyses and personal assessments of the successes and failures of past efforts to link research to public debates and policy-making on migration and integration in six different countries - Germany, the Netherlands, Norway,Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States - as well as in European and global governance debates. Contrary to common public perceptions and political demands, Bridging the Gaps argues that all actors contributing to research, public debates, and policy-making should recognize that migration,integration, and related decision-making are highly complex issues, and that there are no quick fixes to what are often enduring policy dilemmas. When the different actors understand and appreciate each other's primary aims and constraints, such common understandings can pave the way for improved policy-making processes and better public policies that deal more effectively with the real challenges of migration and integration.This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. Table of contents : - 1: Martin Ruhs, Kristof Tamas and Joakim Palme: Introduction: Making Linkages Between Research, Public Debates, and Policies on International Migration and IntegrationPart I: Linking Research, Public Debates, and Policy-Making2: Christina Boswell: Research, 'Experts', and the Politics of Migration3: Han Entzinger and Peter Scholten: Research-Policy Dialogues on Migrant Integration in Europe: The Impact of Politicization4: Will Allen, Scott Blinder, and Rob McNeil: Informing Realities: Research, Public Opinion, and Media Reports on Migration and IntegrationPart II: National Experiences5: Martin Ruhs: Independent Experts and Immigration Policies in the UK: Lessons from the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) and the Migration Observatory (MigObs)6: Monique Kremer: The Changing Relationships Between Research, Society and Policy in the Netherlands: Reflections on the WRR 'Maxima Report'7: Grete Brochmann: Investigating Immigration and the Sustainability of the Norwegian Welfare State: The Role of Government Commissions8: Klaus Zimmermann: Gaps and Challenges of Migration Policy Advice: The German Experience9: Kristof Tamas: The Politicization of Evidence-Based Policies: The Case of Swedish Committees10: Philip Martin: Migration Research and Policy in the United States: Between Admissionists and RestrictionistsPart III: International Experiences11: Elizabeth Collett: Understanding the Role of Evidence in EU Policy Development: A Case Study of the 'Migration Crisis'12: Agnieszka Weinar: A Knowledge-Base for the EU External Migration Policy: The Case of the CARIM Observatories13: Howard Duncan: Metropolis and Post-Truth Politics: 'Enhancing Policy Through Research'14: Katy Long: More Research and Fewer Experts: Global Governance and International MigrationPart IV: Conclusions, Lessons Learnt and the Way Forward15: Joakim Palme, Martin Ruhs, and Kristof Tamas: Bridging Research, Public Debates, and Policies on Migration and Integration: Lessons Learnt and Ways Forward