Rewarding Integration? Citizenship Regulations and the Socio-Cultural Integration of Immigrants in the Netherlands, France and Germany

Ersanilli, Evelyn; Koopmans, Ruud

doi:10.1080/13691831003764318

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“…Chiswick and Miller (1996), for example, understand language to "enhance prospects for economic success" (p. 19). However, second language proficiency is also regarded as a central cultural indicator that is closely associated with one's national group membership and identity (Ersanilli and Koopmans, 2010;Hojat et al, 2009;Miller, 1999). In this study we focus on the latter approach to second language proficiency.…”

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Relations between Second-Language Proficiency and National Identification: The Case of Immigrants in Germany

Hochman

Davidov

2014

European Sociological Review

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This paper discusses and empirically tests the relations between language proficiency and national identification with Germany among first generation immigrants in Germany. It presents three theoretical arguments: (1) language proficiency positively affects national identification; and contrastingly (2) national identification positively influences language proficiency; and (3) there is a reciprocal relationship between both constructs. To test these potentially contradictory claims empirically, we utilize data on first generation immigrants in Germany measured in four waves (1997, 1999, 2001 and 2003) from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) study. Language proficiency is operationalized with the variable proficiency in German language. Hypotheses are tested using autoregressive cross-lagged structural equation models. Findings demonstrate an effect of language proficiency on national identification among immigrants in Germany. However, data provide no support for an effect in the other direction.

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Relations between Second-Language Proficiency and National Identification: The Case of Immigrants in Germany

Hochman

Davidov

2014

European Sociological Review

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“…Accordingly, comparative studies on immigrant integration mostly tackle their integration in the labour market and the educational system (though see Fleischmann and Phalet, 2012;Van Tubergen and Sindradottir, 2011;De Hoon and Van Tubergen, 2014;Ersanilli and Koopmans, 2010;Jacob and Kalter, 2013). Research on the relationship between structural and cultural dimensions of the integration process -and group and country specific differences in these relationships -depends on cross-nationally comparative data covering a broad set of dimensions of immigrants' integration processes.…”

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Starting out: New migrants’ socio-cultural integration trajectories in four European destinations

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Migration trends are highly dynamic and the recent period has seen a transformation of migration to Europe. Studies of existing migrant stocks provide only limited information on these new migration flows and their implications for receiving societies. In the Norfacefunded SCIP project ('Socio-cultural integration processes among New Immigrants in Europe'), about 8000 recent migrants to four European destinations were surveyed soon after their arrival with many re-interviewed about 1.5 years later. The goal of the project was to obtain a more complete picture of integration processes in Europe and of the role of individual traits, group characteristics and reception contexts.SCIP data shed light on a dynamic phase in migrants' integration that has important implications for what happens later in the adaptation process. Furthermore, these data reveal the extent to which differences in integration patterns are apparent from the very beginning of migrants' stay or evolve over time. The SCIP project is comparative on the group and country level and thus helps to clarify whether differences in country-specific integration patterns reflect characteristics of host country institutions and ethnic boundaries -or can be attributed to the particularities of the immigrants these countries attract.This special issue demonstrates the potential of the data by bringing together six articles that tackle migrants' early adaptation, for example their language acquisition, the role of religiosity in finding a job, group differences in identification and acculturation, and experiences of discrimination across contexts. It also gives an insight into some limitations of the data set, describes the methodological challenges and possibilities in using it, and aims to inspire further research based on this unique data source.

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“…Formal citizenship can coincide with day-to-day exclusion from power and resources among marginalised refugee-background populations (Barnes 2001), and processes of integration can occur long after formal state citizenship has been accorded to former refugees (Koska 2015). Moreover, their interrelation is complicated by the fact that states are increasingly demanding, through mechanisms such as citizenship tests, demonstrations of integration prior to awarding citizenship (Ersanilli and Koopmans 2010). While this study does not establish a direct link between citizenship and integration in a site of settlement, it does suggest that formal state citizenship can support integration among people with refugee backgrounds by contributing to a sense of ontological security.…”

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“…While citizenship (in its broad sense) is identified by Strang and Ager (2010) as foundational for refugee integration (see also Stewart and Mulvey 2014;Bloch 2000), the nature of the relationship between formal state citizenship and integration remains unclear (Ersanilli and Koopmans 2010). Formal citizenship can coincide with day-to-day exclusion from power and resources among marginalised refugee-background populations (Barnes 2001), and processes of integration can occur long after formal state citizenship has been accorded to former refugees (Koska 2015).…”

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Mobility and security: the perceived benefits of citizenship for resettled young people from refugee backgrounds

Nunn

McMichael

Gifford

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Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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Rewarding Integration? Citizenship Regulations and the Socio-Cultural Integration of Immigrants in the Netherlands, France and Germany

Cited by 144 publications

References 14 publications

Relations between Second-Language Proficiency and National Identification: The Case of Immigrants in Germany

Relations between Second-Language Proficiency and National Identification: The Case of Immigrants in Germany

Starting out: New migrants’ socio-cultural integration trajectories in four European destinations

Mobility and security: the perceived benefits of citizenship for resettled young people from refugee backgrounds

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