Social and Labor Integration of Asylum Seekers in Rural Mountain Areas—A Qualitative Study

Marcher, Anja; Kofler, Ingrid; Streifeneder, Thomas

doi:10.1659/mrd-journal-d-17-00030.1

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“…Other case studies focusing on the topic of integration and inclusion in rural and mountain areas confirm the importance of local framework conditions (e.g. Fick 2021;Galera, Giannetto and Noya 2018;Marcher, Kofler and Streifeneder 2017;Engel 2013). The main issues regarding the potential to encourage inclusionary pathways concern institutional aspects (e.g.…”

Section: 'Building Blocks' For Social Inclusionmentioning

confidence: 85%

Long-term needs to achieve social inclusionary pathways for migrants

Machold¹,

Dax²,

Bauchinger³

2023

Assessing the Social Impact of Immigration in Europe

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Section: 'Building Blocks' For Social Inclusionmentioning

confidence: 85%

Long-term needs to achieve social inclusionary pathways for migrants

Machold¹,

Dax²,

Bauchinger³

2023

Assessing the Social Impact of Immigration in Europe

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“…Other case studies focusing on the topic of integration and inclusion in rural and mountain areas confirm the importance of local framework conditions (e.g. Fick 2021; Marcher, Kofler and Streifeneder 2017;Engel 2013). The main issues regarding the potential to encourage inclusionary pathways concern institutional aspects (e.g.…”

Section: 'Building Blocks' For Social Inclusionmentioning

confidence: 89%

Assessing the Social Impact of Immigration in Europe

2023

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to improve knowledge on the social and economic impacts of migration processes towards European rural and mountain areas. All the chapters in this volume derive from the research conducted within the MATILDE project.When we embarked on the path of writing and editing this volume, many great people supported us along the way. We are grateful to colleagues, whose comments, expertise, time and efforts were crucial for finishing this work. We wish to thank Senior Commissioning Editor Katy Crossan from Edward Elgar Publishing for her attention, encouragement and exceptionally smooth collaboration throughout the book production process and the three anonymous reviewers for their feedback and constructive comments on our original book proposal. Our language editor, Rupert Moreton, deserves particular praise for his untiring and diligent editing. All remaining omissions are our own. Finally, we wish to thank the MATILDE project's managerial assistant, Alicja Fajfer, for her valuable all-around help.

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“…Apart from quantitative research, there has also been some qualitative work that approached refugee labor market integration in a rather similar manner. These studies emphasize strongly on the need for refugees to establish networks in the host countries (Marcher et al , 2017; Gericke et al , 2018) as well as on their ability to quickly adjust culturally to the workings of local communities and labor markets (Almohamed et al , 2017).…”

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The refugee crisis as a preparation stage for future exclusion

Xypolytas

2018

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Purpose Using the holistic approach to migrant exclusion, the purpose of this paper is to examine the refugee crisis as a preparation stage for future exclusion in the host countries. In previous migration analyses, the preparation stage involved only the country of origin, where people were becoming acclimatized to casual and low-status work and an ethos of survival. In the refugee crisis, this important stage spans across three spaces: the country of origin, Turkey as an intermediate stage and the hotspots of Greece. Design/methodology/approach This is a qualitative research that was based on 22 semi-structured interviews with refugees from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan who live in the hotspot of Moria which is situated in Lesvos, Greece. Findings The research shows that in the first two countries of the preparation stage, refugees have become accustomed to casual and low-status jobs, which results in the loss of their labor identity and the development of instrumental work orientations. Similarly, the living conditions at the hotspots are so problematic that refugees are becoming desperate to escape this environment. These can have serious consequences for integration in the host countries, as refugees become pacified and at the same time strongly inclined to enter casual and low-status employment. Both developments can drastically undermine the refugees’ relation to the societies of the host countries. Originality/value The paper suggests that, given the preparation stage in these three settings, migration policy in the host countries should focus on recognizing long marginalization processes, immediately decongesting the hotspots and pay particular emphasis on the acknowledgment or creation of skills that can distance refugees from casual and low-status work.

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Social and Labor Integration of Asylum Seekers in Rural Mountain Areas—A Qualitative Study

Cited by 7 publications

References 21 publications

Long-term needs to achieve social inclusionary pathways for migrants

Long-term needs to achieve social inclusionary pathways for migrants

Assessing the Social Impact of Immigration in Europe

The refugee crisis as a preparation stage for future exclusion

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