Iranian Journal of Public Policy

Iranian Journal of Public Policy

Pathology of Afghan Immigrant Policy in Iran In the period of the Islamic Republic

Document Type : Research Article

Author
Mojtaba Maghsoudi
Political science faculty member Islamic Azad university. Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
10.22059/jppolicy.2022.87951
Abstract
The long &widespread presence of Afghan immigrants in Iran has created opportunities &challenges for the political, economic, cultural, social &even security structure of the country, &as a result, scattered policies have been implemented in this regard. In this study, we try to use the four strategies of socialization of immigrants "John W. Berry" to perform a pathological re-reading of policies in this area. The main question of this research is focused on; "What is the most important damage in the process of migration, entry &residence of Afghan immigrants in the Islamic Republic of Iran? Following that, the main hypothesis is that inappropriate policies in terms of legislation &regulations have led to the lack of preparation &implementation of a comprehensive program for the socialization of Afghan citizens in Iran by the regime, which is the most important damage.
Keywords
Immigration
Foreigners
Sociability
Afghanistan
Policy Making
Pathology
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Iranian Journal of Public Policy
Volume 8, Issue 2
2022
Pages 117-132