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This chapter presents the research findings on the two Europe-based CNs, i.e. the WGM&I and the ICC Programme, using structured narratives. Following the causal process tracing method, I reconstruct the sequence of events underlying the two CNs’ engagement in multilevel policymaking processes on migration and their eventual participation in instances of MLG. The narratives are structured around the key elements of the actor-centred and relational interpretative framework, and more specifically on the demand side (1) CN leaders and processes of internal agenda-setting and (2) the main policy actions, initiatives and modes of policymaking actively promoted by each CN. As for the supply side of migration policymaking, the analysis focuses on interactions and relationships with other key stakeholders and policymakers, and in particular on actors that have a gatekeeping role, i.e. supranational institutions and national government authorities. At the end of the chapter, I provide a cross-case comparative assessment of the CN-MLG nexus in the EU supranational political context.
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The research results of the CLIP project are available at the following website: https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/clip-european-network-of-cities-for-local-integration-policies-for-migrants (last accessed 20th November 2020).
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See the chart of the Integrating Cities Processes published on the official website (WGM&I_web2).
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See: http://www.resettlement.eu/page/welcome-share-network. Last Accessed: 3rd May 2020.
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See also the interview with Mayor Georgios Kaminis published on World Mayor: http://www.worldmayor.com/contest_2016/interview-athens-mayor.html.
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Berlin Neukölln (Germany), Izhevsk (Russian Federation), Lublin (Poland), Lyon (France), Melitopol (Ukraine), Neuchâtel (Switzerland), Oslo (Norway), Patras (Greece), Reggio Emilia (Italy), Subotica (Serbia) and Tilburg (The Netherlands).
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Botkyrka (Sweden), Copenhagen (Denmark), Geneva (Switzerland), Dublin (Ireland), Lisbon (Portugal), Limassol (Cyprus), London Lewisham (UK), Pécs (Hungary) and San Sebastian (Spain).
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The annual reports are available in the section ‘Documents’ of the ICC website: https://www.coe.int/en/web/interculturalcities/documents. Last accessed on 3 December 2020.
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Caponio, T. (2022). Migration City Networks in the EU Supranational Polity. Case-Studies. In: Making Sense of the Multilevel Governance of Migration. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82551-5_4
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