States and Refugee Integration: a Comparative Analysis of France, Germany, and Switzerland

Feinstein, Scott; Poleacovschi, Cristina; Drake, Riley; Winters, Leslie

doi:10.1007/s12134-021-00929-8

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“…Refugees still need help finding affordable housing opportunities as well as accessing education and health services. Syrian refugees point out that finding stable housing is overwhelming and time‐intensive (Feinstein et al., 2022).…”

Section: Germany: Well‐regulated Programs Efficient Outcomesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mass migration governance and openness toward refugees: Comparing Germany and Turkey

Erden,

Ozcurumez

2024

International Migration

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This study seeks answers to the question: ‘Under what conditions do communities with migration experience in refugee‐receiving states become more open toward accepting more refugees and why?’. The research seeks answers to this question by examining the attitudes of individuals (N = 37) from Turkey who have been living in Germany for at least a year and who have sufficient familiarity with the characteristics of governance of mass migration in both countries. The findings suggest that the respondents are more pessimistic about the consequences of Turkey accepting more refugees in the future, while they are optimistic about the outcomes of the arrival of more refugees in Germany. This study posits that receiving communities' perceptions about the host state's regulatory and institutional capacity in managing mass migration and integration of refugees shape their attitudes toward the possibility of the influx of more refugees over time. The findings indicate that efficient mass migration governance in a receiving state is identified through four characteristics: (i) admission of educated refugees, (ii) proper refugee registration procedures, (iii) systematic integration processes, and (iv) effective monitoring and law enforcement mechanisms. The study concludes that local communities view public authorities as the key actors in managing the consequences of mass migration and establishing and sustaining good mass migration governance at the receiving state level is likely to facilitate positive attitudes towards accepting more refugees.

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Section: Germany: Well‐regulated Programs Efficient Outcomesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mass migration governance and openness toward refugees: Comparing Germany and Turkey

Erden,

Ozcurumez

2024

International Migration

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“…Refugees have areas of integration such as economic, social and legal opportunities. However, limited access to opportunities, cultural integrity and host country limitations may cause limitations in social ties of immigrants (Feinstein et al, 2022(Feinstein et al, , pp. 2180(Feinstein et al, -2181.…”

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Evaluation of Life Satisfaction Levels of Elderly Immigrants Who Migrated From Afghanistan, Syria, And Iraq to Sivas (Türkiye)

BAHADIR,

ALPER AY,

et al. 2023

İnsan Ve Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi

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Little is known about the elderly who are subject to forced migration, and studies on older migrants are very limited. The aim of this study was to determine the socio-demographic characteristics and evaluation of life satisfaction levels of elderly immigrants who migrated from Afghanistan, Syria, and Iraq to Türkiye. A cross-sectional research design was carried out by collecting data from 87 elderly immigrants in Sivas between 01.12.2021 and 28.02.2022 2021. In the study, descriptive statistics, independent sample t-test and ANOVA test were used to evaluate the data. A significant difference was found in the level of life satisfaction according to the socio-demographic characteristics of the participants according to the country they migrated to. It was determined that the participants' self, social satisfaction and general satisfaction levels were higher, and their relationship satisfaction levels were relatively low, respectively. Local and international efforts should be increased to improve the adaptation of the elderly immigrants to the cultural differences of the country they migrated to, and to improve their life and relationship satisfaction.

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“…Regarding the psychological problems of losing one's home, there is a line of research that considers the problem of inaccessible housing in the aggregate of the problems associated with the inability to own and the need to rent (Jansen, 2006). There is still a deep socio-cultural-economic divide between the countries' native communities and, in particular, Syrian refugees (Feinstein, Poleacovschi, Drake, Winters, 2022). Thus, the individual history of the migrant, the collective history of their home country, the host society's and their mutual past history are of great importance in maintaining mental health (Brunnet, Kristensen, Lobo, Derivois, 2022).…”

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Psychology of home and Ukrainian migrants’ socio-psychological adaptation abroad

Korobanova¹,

Schulzhenko²

2022

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Study goal and methods. Study of the course of socio-psychological adaptation of Ukrainian refugees abroad, their perceptions of home and host country, as well as intergroup interaction between Ukrainian refugees and the autochthonous population. The research was conducted within the framework of the scientific approach to intergroup interaction as the dynamics of conscious and unconscious. Case study of narratives of Ukrainian migrants as a form of representation of individual meanings and thematic construction of experience was conducted. Conclusions. A structured life world that integrates the experience associated with the evacuation of refugees from Ukraine and the new stage of life abroad, based on the construction of personal experience into meaningful event blocks, is a prerequisite for successful socio-psychological adaptation and acculturation in the host country. During integration into the host society migrants learn new relevant communicative and social roles. Group support provided to refugees by other Ukrainians in a similar situation as well as by representatives of the host country and volunteers is of great importance. The limitations of the study are related to the situational nature of narrative interviews, the variability of events and meanings that are significant for the individual at the moment. Prospects for further research include the study of age-specific features of socio-psychological adaptation abroad and the temporal dynamics of this process. Practical Importance. Data from the original descriptive study of the socio-psychological processes of acculturation indicate the importance of group support and experience construction in overcoming stress and can be used in the provision of psychosocial support to Ukrainian military migrants.

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States and Refugee Integration: a Comparative Analysis of France, Germany, and Switzerland

Cited by 12 publications

References 102 publications

Mass migration governance and openness toward refugees: Comparing Germany and Turkey

Mass migration governance and openness toward refugees: Comparing Germany and Turkey

Evaluation of Life Satisfaction Levels of Elderly Immigrants Who Migrated From Afghanistan, Syria, And Iraq to Sivas (Türkiye)

Psychology of home and Ukrainian migrants’ socio-psychological adaptation abroad

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