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In this chapter, I present the results of the transatlantic cross-case comparison carried out in the previous chapters with the aim of assessing the validity of the interpretations presented in the literature, and I draw conclusions on the explanatory leverage of the actor-centred and relational interpretative framework for the CN-MLG nexus. On this basis, I discuss the contribution of my study to ongoing debates on MLG (6.3) and on the role of CNs in the governance of global challenges and migration more specifically (6.4). I finally identify perspectives and venues for possible future developments in research on MLG, cities and migration in the context of the (post-) COVID-19 pandemic and new emerging challenges for policymakers.
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Caponio, T. (2022). City Networks, Migration and Multilevel Governance. Making Sense of a (Missing) Nexus. In: Making Sense of the Multilevel Governance of Migration. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82551-5_6
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