TY - JOUR
T1 - Measuring and comparing immigration, asylum and naturalization policies across countries
T2 - Challenges and solutions
AU - Gest, Justin
AU - Boucher, Anna
AU - Challen, Suzanna
AU - Burgoon, Brian
AU - Thielemann, Eiko
AU - Beine, Michel
AU - Mcgovern, Patrick
AU - Crock, Mary
AU - Rapoport, Hillel
AU - Hiscox, Michael
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 University of Durham and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
PY - 2014/9/1
Y1 - 2014/9/1
N2 - Academics and policy makers require a better understanding of the variation of policies that regulate global migration, asylum and immigrant naturalization. At present, however, there is no comprehensive cross-national, time-series database of such policies, rendering the analysis of policy trends across and within these areas difficult at best. Several new immigration databases and indices have been developed in recent years. However, there is no consensus on how best to conceptualize, measure and aggregate migration policy indicators to allow for meaningful comparisons through time and across space. This article discusses these methodological challenges and introduces practical solutions that involve historical, multi-dimensional, disaggregated and transparent conceptualizing, measuring and compiling of cross-national immigration policies. Such an approach informs the International Migration Policy and Law Analysis (IMPALA) database.
AB - Academics and policy makers require a better understanding of the variation of policies that regulate global migration, asylum and immigrant naturalization. At present, however, there is no comprehensive cross-national, time-series database of such policies, rendering the analysis of policy trends across and within these areas difficult at best. Several new immigration databases and indices have been developed in recent years. However, there is no consensus on how best to conceptualize, measure and aggregate migration policy indicators to allow for meaningful comparisons through time and across space. This article discusses these methodological challenges and introduces practical solutions that involve historical, multi-dimensional, disaggregated and transparent conceptualizing, measuring and compiling of cross-national immigration policies. Such an approach informs the International Migration Policy and Law Analysis (IMPALA) database.
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U2 - 10.1111/1758-5899.12132
DO - 10.1111/1758-5899.12132
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AN - SCOPUS:84908177676
SN - 1758-5880
VL - 5
SP - 261
EP - 274
JO - Global Policy
JF - Global Policy
IS - 3
ER -