Integration Processes and Policies in Europe

Garcés-Mascareñas, Blanca; Penninx, Rinus

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-21674-4

Cited by 120 publications

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“…(i) the legal-political one such as residence status and political rights, (ii) the socio-economic position of residents, and (iii) the cultural dimension pertaining to 'the domain of perceptions and practices of migrants and the receiving society and their reciprocal reactions to difference and diversity' (Garcés-Mascareñas and Penninx 2016, 15). 3 Scholars agree upon the fact that, though they are interrelated, integration dimensions may evolve in a non-linear and nonunivocal way: they can move at different paces and even reverse their course, worsening instead of progressing (Bauböck 1995;Entzinger 2000;Zincone 2000Zincone , 2009Entzinger and Biezeveld 2003;Spencer 2011;Garcés-Mascareñas and Penninx 2016). This idea of dimensions' decoupling, interruptions or reversals in their evolution has been empirically applied mainly to the investigation of second-generation integration leading to the formulation of renowned theoretical accounts such as those by Portes and Zhou (1993), Gans (1992Gans ( , 2007 and Esser (2001Esser ( , 2004.…”

Section: The Southern European Observatorymentioning

confidence: 99%

Integration in times of economic decline. Migrant inclusion in Southern European societies: trends and theoretical implications

Finotelli

Ponzo

2017

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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Despite the large amount of literature on migrants' integration, little is known about integration in times of economic decline. The aim of this Special Issue is to contribute to filling this research gap by exploring the nexus between the Great Recession that began in 2008 and integration processes. To this end, we regard Southern European countries as an observatory of crucial relevance because of their harsh experience of the crisis and common social and policy patterns that make their comparative analysis empirically sound and theoretically significant. In order to offer some general views on this Issue's contributions and to highlight some of the explanatory potential of this collective work, we frame the collected articles by referring to different dimensions of integration: (i) residence status and political rights; (ii) socioeconomic conditions; and (iii) perceptions of migrants and the receiving society. Contributions show that in Southern Europe the legal-political and cultural dimensions of integration, i.e. legal status and perceptions towards migrants, have apparently been more resilient to the crisis than the economic dimension, such as the socioeconomic conditions of migrants.

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Section: The Southern European Observatorymentioning

confidence: 99%

Integration in times of economic decline. Migrant inclusion in Southern European societies: trends and theoretical implications

Finotelli

Ponzo

2017

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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“…(Save the Children, 21/04/2020) This adds into the academic discussion on whether and how civil society should compete with, ask for, or substitute state activities, discussed in several studies on civil society during the 2015 "refugee crisis" (Pries, 2019;Garcés-Mascareñas and Penninx, 2020). Moreover, it is in line with theories applied to this study, problematizing the involvement of civil society in welfare services provision (Agustín and Jorgensen, 2019;Vandevoordt and Verschraegen, 2019) and de-politicization of civil society when integrated into urban policy (Stigendal, 2010).…”

Section: The Case Of Horizontal Local Governance During the Refugee Crisis In Malmömentioning

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Horizontal Local Governance and Social Inclusion: The Case of Municipality-Civil Society Engagement During Refugee Reception in Malmö, Sweden

Fry

Işlar

2021

Front. Polit. Sci.

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This study takes its departure from literature on the far-reaching engagements from civil society during the 2015 “refugee crisis” in Europe as it seeks to understand the status of collaborative governance at the local level. It takes an in-depth look of Malmö, a city in Sweden which in 2015 became the centre for the Swedish refugee reception and solidarity initiatives. The study identifies challenges and opportunities of horizontal collaborations to develop the social dimension of city resilience. It includes eleven interviews with key actors from the civil society sector as well as from the municipality and utilizes theory on solidarities in the “refugee crisis” together with social cohesion and inclusion as a framework for analyzing data. This allows for a comprehensive appraisal of the (spatially produced) responses to migration from the city's horizontal alliances. The findings suggest that there are diverse conclusions to be made about the long-term potential of horizontal collaborations in bringing about social resilience. On the one side it is discovered that short-term project collaborations may only serve to “fill the gap” left by neo-liberal local governments and not bring about the structural change needed. On the other side, it is found that horizontal collaborations can be a strategy for civil society actors to influence more inclusive alternatives by bringing the realities of refugees into local policy making, particularly those refugees otherwise rendered invisible due to legal categorizations. Lastly, there are suggestions made for how to enhance the opportunities of horizontal collaborations in creating a socially cohesive, inclusive and resilient city.

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“…The question, however, is: how much do their transnational behaviours influence the degree of integration, particularly in economic and socio-cultural terms [e.g. Heckmann 2006;Penninx and Garcés-Mascareñas 2016]?…”

Section: The Background To Moldovan Migrationmentioning

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How Transnational Migrants Integrate: The Case of Moldovans Living in Czechia and Italy

Janská¹,

Hasman²,

Čermák³

2021

Czech Sociological Review

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This article examines whether the social, cultural, or economic dimensions of integration into a receiving society have the effect of intensifying or weakening transnational ties to a migrant's country of origin. The article is based on an analysis of unique data gathered in a questionnaire survey conducted among 409 Moldovan migrants living in Italy and Czechia and resident there for more than one year. Transnational and integration indices were constructed in order to investigate the relationships between selected characteristics of the respondents. The analysis reveals that greater socio-cultural integration is accompanied by weaker transnational practices, where key roles are played by the length of stay and age upon arrival. This is found to apply to Moldovans in both countries, although a slightly more positive relationship is observed between 'Italian Moldovans' economic integration and transnationalism, suggesting that economic resources facilitate the maintenance and development of cross-border networks.

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Integration Processes and Policies in Europe

Cited by 120 publications

References 223 publications

Integration in times of economic decline. Migrant inclusion in Southern European societies: trends and theoretical implications

Integration in times of economic decline. Migrant inclusion in Southern European societies: trends and theoretical implications

Horizontal Local Governance and Social Inclusion: The Case of Municipality-Civil Society Engagement During Refugee Reception in Malmö, Sweden

How Transnational Migrants Integrate: The Case of Moldovans Living in Czechia and Italy

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