How party platforms on immigration become policy

IF 1.9 2区社会学 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Journal of Public Policy Pub Date : 2021-03-17 DOI:10.1017/S0143814X20000331

Tobias Böhmelt, L. Ezrow

引用次数: 3

Abstract

Abstract We focus on one of the most salient policy issues of our time, immigration, and evaluate whether the salience of immigration in governing parties’ manifestos translates into actual legislative activity on immigration. We contend that democratic policymakers have genuine incentives to do so. Furthermore, we argue that the country context matters for pledge fulfillment, and we find that the migration salience of governing parties’ manifestos more strongly translates into policy activity when the level of immigration restrictions is higher and when countries’ economies perform well. This research has important implications for our understanding of the relationships between economic performance, democratic representation and immigration policy making.

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政党移民纲领如何成为政策

摘要我们关注我们这个时代最突出的政策问题之一，移民，并评估移民在执政党宣言中的突出地位是否转化为移民方面的实际立法活动。我们认为，民主政策制定者有真正的动机这样做。此外，我们认为，国家背景对兑现承诺很重要，我们发现，当移民限制水平更高，国家经济表现良好时，执政党宣言中的移民突出性会更有力地转化为政策活动。这项研究对我们理解经济表现、民主代表性和移民政策制定之间的关系具有重要意义。

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Journal of Public Policy Multiple-

CiteScore

4.40

自引率

8.30%

发文量

期刊介绍： The Journal of Public Policy applies social science theories and concepts to significant political, economic and social issues and to the ways in which public policies are made. Its articles deal with topics of concern to public policy scholars in America, Europe, Japan and other advanced industrial nations. The journal often publishes articles that cut across disciplines, such as environmental issues, international political economy, regulatory policy and European Union processes. Its peer reviewers come from up to a dozen social science disciplines and countries across three continents, thus ensuring both analytic rigour and accuracy in reference to national and policy context.