丁香园AV

Project summary

This project seeks to tackle the crucial question of the divergence or convergence of local policy- making from the perspective of mechanisms.

This project proposes a research design specifically dedicated to comparing suburban cities with their metropolis. As well as shifting levels of analysis, this project allows for research that sees beyond national differences or 鈥渕odels,鈥� thereby providing a more accurate understanding of the management of migration in both countries.

Specific objectives are as follows:

1. To improve the 鈥渓ocal turn鈥� literature on immigration, filling in some of its methodological gaps, by developing a research design that compares suburban cities with their metropolis;
2. To compare how, with whom and with what results, municipalities manage the resettlement and the reception of exiles;
3. To provide a better explanation for the convergence and divergence of local policy-making, one that pays specific attention to how mechanisms of governance (such as coordination, venue shopping, and policy learning) are linked to a specific local context and how they impact policy outcomes.