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Italian Migration Policies in Times of Crisis: The Policy Gap Reconsidered

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  • Tiziana Caponio
  • Teresa M. Cappiali

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Numerous studies have shown that there is a structural gap between restrictive migration policies and expansive inflows in democratic countries; yet scholars have not sufficiently reflected on how this gap is shaped in times of crisis. Focusing on the case of Italy in the decade between 2007 and 2017, this article assesses the extent to which the different challenges triggered by the economic and humanitarian crises have affected the structural gap, and which actors have mostly contributed to shape it. Our analysis of the Italian case shows how in the decade of the economic crisis the migration policy gap has not been the result of pressure by actors in the economic and liberal norm spheres, but rather reflects conflictual relationships within the political-institutional sphere between Italian governments and EU institutions.

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  • Tiziana Caponio & Teresa M. Cappiali, 2018. "Italian Migration Policies in Times of Crisis: The Policy Gap Reconsidered," South European Society and Politics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 23(1), pages 115-132, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:fsesxx:v:23:y:2018:i:1:p:115-132
    DOI: 10.1080/13608746.2018.1435351
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