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This chapter constructs a theoretical framework for approaching both the impact of multilevel governance on immigration policies and the impact of immigration policies on multilevel governance. While the question could be applied to almost all federal regimes, we focus on multinational states. Within the emerging debate connecting multilevel governance and immigration policies, we propose a heuristic model; that is, an interpretative framework containing a set of concepts and categories that can help to map the nexus between multilevel governance and immigration policy. This mapping task aims to suggest a research programme that is theoretically grounded and empirically viable. To accomplish its interpretative function, this heuristic model has to meet three main methodological conditions: first, it must be comprehensive enough to encompass the variety of perspectives within this nexus; second, it must be integrative in the sense that it takes into account all of the steps in the governance and policy processes; and third, it should provide a toolkit for empirical comparison.
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Zapata-Barrero, R., Barker, F. (2014). Multilevel Governance of Immigration in Multinational States: ‘Who Governs?’ Reconsidered. In: Hepburn, E., Zapata-Barrero, R. (eds) The Politics of Immigration in Multi-Level States. Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137358530_2
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