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How Unpopular Policies are Made: Examples from South Africa, Singapore and Bangladesh
Author(s) -
Palmary Ingrid,
Gruchy Thea,
Ashraf ASM Ali,
Koh Chiu Yee,
Wee Kellynn,
Goh Charmian,
Yeoh Brenda S.A.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international migration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.681
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1468-2435
pISSN - 0020-7985
DOI - 10.1111/imig.12505
Subject(s) - vulnerability (computing) , politics , context (archaeology) , policy making , political science , economic growth , development economics , political economy , sociology , public administration , geography , economics , computer security , archaeology , computer science , law
Abstract In this article we contribute to the emerging knowledge on migration policy‐making in two ways. Firstly, we address the relative lack of research on the gendered nature of migration policy‐making. Secondly we contribute to understanding migration policymaking in postcolonial contexts. Based on case studies from Bangladesh, South Africa, and Singapore, we trace the drivers of policy change in these contexts and how the gendered vulnerability of the intended beneficiaries impacted the policy process. We found that there were four main drivers of migration policy‐making in each of the countries. They were: the role‐players in the policy change process, the debates that shaped the policy change, the research involved, and the political context in which the policy change took place. While our research drew on existing policy frameworks, it also showed that policy development is shaped by complex socio‐political conditions.