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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Boswell, Christina

Titel

Understanding the role of ideas in public administration: the cases of Canadian and UK immigration policy-making

Ist Teil von

• Ethnic and racial studies, 2023-02, Vol.46 (3), p.545-555

Ort / Verlag

London: Routledge

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

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Worldwide Political Science Abstracts

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• This commentary shares some observations and insights on Jennifer Elrick's book Making Middle-Class Multiculturalism. In particular, it explores the book's contribution to theorizing policy-making in public administration, which shows how "street-level" processes of deliberation and decision-making became aggregated and institutionalized, profoundly shaping the direction of Canadian immigration policy. The commentary shares some insights comparing the Canadian case with that of the UK in the 1960s. It also reflects on Elrick's discussion on the role of background ideas or "cultural repertoires" in shaping policy-making. The commentary suggests that this analysis could usefully be developed through engaging with literature on organizational sociology, notably its insights into organizational culture, legitimation, institutional decoupling and isomorphism.