Migration Governance from an Institutional Perspective: An Index for “Good” Migration Governance

Year 2024, Volume: 11 Issue: 4, 1285 - 1302, 31.12.2024

Hakan Karabacak , Yaşar Köse , Melike Aktaş Bozkurt

https://doi.org/10.30798/makuiibf.1405045

Abstract

The widespread socio-economic effects of migration make migration governance critical from an administrative and institutional perspective. Based on good governance principles, this article develops an Index for Good Migration Governance (IGMG). For this purpose, five principles of good governance (effectiveness, transparency, accountability, participation and legal framework) were selected. These principles are contained in documents published by the World Bank, the United Nations or the International Monetary Fund, which have made significant contributions to the development of good governance principles. The index is calculated using the methodology used by the European Commission in business and consumer surveys. Unlike the migration indexes developed in the past, IGMG builds on the selected principles of good governance from an institutional perspective and focuses on institutional structures related to migration governance. IGMG aims to raise the awareness of organizations on migration policies and practices and enable them to take the necessary steps for good migration governance.

Keywords

Migration, Good Governance, Migration Governance Index

Ethical Statement

The study does not necessitate Ethics Committee permission. The study has been crafted in adherence to the principles of research and publication ethics. The authors declare that there exists no financial conflict of interest involving any institution, organization, or individual(s) associated with the article. Furthermore, there are no conflicts of interest among the authors themselves. The authors declare that they all equally contributed to all processes of the research.

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