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States, knowledge and narrative of migration: The construction of migration in European policy-making.

While debates on migration policy often revolve around rival values and interests, they also invoke knowledge claims about the causes, dynamics and impacts of migration. Such claims are best conceptualised as ‘policy narratives’, setting out beliefs about policy problems and appropriate interventions. Narratives are likely to be more successful where they meet three criteria: they … Continue reading States, knowledge and narrative of migration: The construction of migration in European policy-making.