Murphy, Cliodhna and Gilmartin, Mary and Caulfield, Leanne
(2019)
Building and Applying a Human
Rights-Based Model for Migrant Integration
Policy.
Journal of Human Rights Practice, 11.
pp. 445-466.
ISSN 1757-9619
Abstract
The approach of public bodies towards migrant populations is often framed in
terms of ‘migrant integration’. However, domestic integration policy and practice
often come up short in terms of ensuring equal access to rights such as education,
employment and housing for migrants. In this article, we discuss a variety of
approaches to defining and measuring integration and, drawing on the concluding
observations of a number of UN human rights treaty monitoring bodies, argue in favour of a model of integration based on international human rights law. Indicators
derived from this model are used to assess the extent to which policymaking in the
public sector in Ireland is informed by human rights. Finally, it is suggested that the
methodology used in this study could be applied outside the sphere of immigration
and integration to other areas of public policy which directly affect individuals’
human rights—from housing policy, to the provision of disability services, to early
education and other important domains.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
integration; immigration; policy analysis; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > Geography |
| Item ID: |
13890 |
| Identification Number: |
https://doi.org/10.1093/jhuman/huz032 |
| Depositing User: |
Dr. Mary Gilmartin
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| Date Deposited: |
01 Feb 2021 13:53 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Journal of Human Rights Practice |
| Publisher: |
Oxford University Press |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
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| Use Licence: |
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