Afghan Migrants and the Immigration Policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran

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Ali Khodadoust ¹ , masoud motallebi ^{2 *} , Abdolreza Bay ³

1 - Department of Political Science, Azadshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Azadshahr, Iran
2 - Department of Political Science, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
3 - Department of Political Science, Azadshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Azadshahr, Iran

Received: 2025-10-12 Published : 2024-11-15

Keywords: immigration policy, Afghan immigrants, phased analytical model of policymaking.,

Abstract :

The issue of immigration and refugees, both as a challenge and as an opportunity, is considered one of the important issues for policymakers, officials, and agents of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Therefore, the main question of this research, which is based on Charles Jones's stage analysis model in the public policy process, is: What internal and external factors have influenced the process and process of immigration policymaking of the Islamic Republic of Iran regarding Afghan citizens and refugees, based on Jones's policy cycle? In response to the question posed, the research hypothesis emphasizes the conflict between ideological views and national interests, the politicization of immigration programs, the lack of a single decision-making center, diplomatic pressures from Afghanistan and international human rights institutions, as well as overseas mass media as internal and external factors influencing the process and process of immigration policymaking of the Islamic Republic of Iran regarding Afghan citizens and refugees. The results  show that the multiplicity of decision-making centers with diverse and sometimes contradictory approaches to the issue of immigration, as well as the dominance of a temporary and short-term approach to this issue, have not only led to inappropriate policies in terms of establishing laws and regulations, as well as the failure to benefit from the human, economic, cultural, and political capital of this million-strong population over the past four decades, but have also imposed significant financial and international costs on the country's international image and national interests.

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