How to explain migration policy openness in times of closure? The case of international students in Switzerland
Yvonne Riaño, Annique Lombard & Etienne Piguet
| Résumé |
Since the 1990s, Swiss immigration policies have placed increasing
restrictions on non-European Union (EU) immigrants. However, in
2011, based on the initiative of Jacques Neirynck, the Swiss
Parliament approved a law facilitating the admission and
integration of non-EU nationals with a Swiss university degree. How
can this policy openness in times of closure be explained? Drawing
on the narratives of stakeholders during parliamentarian debates,
and interviews with key political actors, we propose a unique
explanatory approach combining: (1) the convincing narratives of
steering crafted by parliamentarians, (2) an appropriate temporal
and geographical context, and (3) the biographical capacity of the
policy initiator to effect policy change. This model will be useful
for studies of migration policy change in general. |
| Mots-clés |
Policy change, migration policies, student migration, third-country students, parliamentary debates, narratives of steering |
| Citation | Riaño, Y., Lombard, A., & Piguet, E. (2018). How to explain migration policy openness in times of closure? The case of international students in Switzerland. Globalisation, Societies and Education, 16(3), 295-307. |
| Type | Article de périodique (Anglais) |
| Date de publication | 7-1-2018 |
| Nom du périodique | Globalisation, Societies and Education |
| Volume | 16 |
| Numéro | 3 |
| Pages | 295-307 |