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The Role of Deconcentrated State Administration in Migration and Integration Affairs: A Way Forward

In terms of academic research, the vast majority of papers on migration have focused on state- level, and more recently on European-level policies, while migration and integration policies have rarely been examined from the perspective of state administration in the territory. This paper attempts to take a step towards filling that gap by analysing the contemporary development, roles, and organisation of deconcentrated state administration and investigating the role of deconcentrated state administration in migration and integration policies in selected European countries. Our research shows that deconcentrated state administrations are becoming increasingly important actors in migration and integration affairs. It is argued that there are administrative–technical and interest–political reasons for the broader inclusion of deconcentrated state administration in migration and integration policies.

migration ; integration ; deconcentrated state administration ; territorial organs

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