Catalyst or Crown: Does Naturalization Promote the Long-Term Social Integration of Immigrants?

Hainmueller, Jens; Hangartner, Dominik; Pietrantuono, Giuseppe

doi:10.1017/s0003055416000745

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“…Nevertheless, to our knowledge, there is currently no empirical evidence of the effectiveness of these programs. Moreover, these novel efforts should not supplant public policy efforts to integrate migrants and refugees, as there is evidence of the causal effect of naturalization on increased social integration, particularly for the most marginalized migrants [66]. …”

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The centrality of social ties to climate migration and mental health

Torres

Casey

2017

BMC Public Health

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Climate change-related hazards and disasters, known to adversely impact physical and mental health outcomes, are also expected to result in human migration above current levels. Environmentally-motivated migration and displacement may lead to the disruption of existing social ties, with potentially adverse consequences for mobile populations as well as their family members who remain in places of origin. We propose that the disruption of social ties is a key mechanism by which climate-related migration may negatively impact mental health, in particular. Existing social ties may provide social and material resources that buffer mental health stressors related to both prolonged and acute climate events. Preparation for such events may also strengthen these same ties and protect mental health. Communities may leverage social ties, first to mitigate climate change, and second, to adapt and rebuild post-disaster in communities of origin. Additionally, social ties can inform migration decisions and destinations. For example, scholars have found that the drought-motivated adaptive migration of West African Fulbe herders only occurred because of the long-term development of social networks between migrants and non-migrants through trade and seasonal grazing. On the other hand, social ties do not always benefit mental health. Some migrants, including those from poor regions or communities with no formal safety net, may face considerable burden to provide financial and emotional resources to family members who remain in countries of origin. In destination communities, migrants often face significant social marginalization. Therefore, policies and programs that aim to maintain ongoing social ties among migrants and their family and community members may be critically important in efforts to enhance population resilience and adaptation to climate change and to improve mental health outcomes. Several online platforms, like Refugee Start Force, serve to integrate refugees by connecting migrants directly to people and services in destination communities. These efforts may increasingly draw upon novel technologies to support and maintain social networks in the context of population mobility due to climatic and other factors.

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The centrality of social ties to climate migration and mental health

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2017

BMC Public Health

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“…Most recently, Hainmueller et al . () have used local referendums on citizenship applications in Switzerland in an RDD design to analyse whether narrowly winning the citizenship referendum improves the political and social integration of immigrants.…”

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Access to Citizenship and the Economic Assimilation of Immigrants

Gathmann

Keller

2017

The Economic Journal

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Immigrants often have lower employment rates and earnings than natives. Our empirical analysis relies on two reforms generating exogenous variation in the waiting time for citizenship. We find that faster access to citizenship improves the economic situation of immigrant women, especially their labour market attachment with higher employment rates, longer working hours and more stable jobs. Immigrants also invest more in host country‐specific skills like language and vocational training. Faster access to citizenship seems a powerful policy instrument to boost economic integration in countries with traditionally restrictive citizenship policies.

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“…concluded that citizenship fosters immigrants' socio-political inclusion and political engagement. Hainmueller et al (2017) found in Switzerland that naturalization also promoted immigrants' long-term integration. The design of Hainmueller et al (2017Hainmueller et al ( , see also 2015 was unique in its focus on close naturalization referendums, in which the naturalization decision was as good as random, enabling them to study the causal relationship between citizenship and integration outcomes.…”

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“…Hainmueller et al (2017) found in Switzerland that naturalization also promoted immigrants' long-term integration. The design of Hainmueller et al (2017Hainmueller et al ( , see also 2015 was unique in its focus on close naturalization referendums, in which the naturalization decision was as good as random, enabling them to study the causal relationship between citizenship and integration outcomes. There is also valuable longitudinal evidence from Germany (Fick, 2016;Maehler et al, 2019) supporting the idea that citizenship acquisition promotes identification with receiving society and might also support the compatibility of ethnic and civic national identities.…”

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Citizenship and socio-political integration: A person-oriented analysis among Russian-speaking minorities in Estonia, Finland and Norway

Renvik

Manner

Vetik

et al. 2020

J. Soc. Polit. Psych.

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This survey study utilized a person-oriented approach to explore the patterns of socio-political integration among Russian-speaking minority group members in three neighboring countries in the Baltic area: Estonia (n = 482), Finland (n = 252), and Norway (n = 215). Three profiles were obtained in all countries: critical integration, separation, and assimilation. In the whole sample, critical integration was the most common acculturation profile. After the profiles were established, they were examined vis-à-vis citizenship and integration context to see, whether and to what extent, the objective (i.e., citizenship) and subjective (i.e., perceived social status and sense of belonging) socio-political integration of Russian-speakers corresponded with each other. Critical integration and separation were the most common profiles among participants holding national citizenship of the country of residence, while foreign citizenship was not related to any specific profile. Separation was rare among participants holding dual citizenship, but it was the most common profile among participants with undetermined citizenship. Also, intergroup context was associated with socio-political integration: critical integration and separation were the most common profiles of Russian-speakers in Estonia, critical integration and assimilation profiles in Finland, and assimilation profile in Norway. The results are discussed in relation to previous variable-oriented research and official integration policies of the countries studied.

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Catalyst or Crown: Does Naturalization Promote the Long-Term Social Integration of Immigrants?

Cited by 156 publications

References 49 publications

The centrality of social ties to climate migration and mental health

The centrality of social ties to climate migration and mental health

Access to Citizenship and the Economic Assimilation of Immigrants

Citizenship and socio-political integration: A person-oriented analysis among Russian-speaking minorities in Estonia, Finland and Norway

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