Cheratte-Visé: a Muslim village in Wallonia

2005 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 308-344
Author(s):  
Christophe Parthoens ◽  
Dina Sensi ◽  
Altay Manco
Keyword(s):  
Social Integration ◽  
Host Country ◽  
Local Authority ◽  
Working Population ◽  
Mining Region ◽  
The Sixties ◽  
Local Councillors ◽  
Turkish Community

This article aims to describe the processes leading to social integration of a Turkish community at the beginning of the sixties who were resident in a mining region in Belgium. The stages through which this immigrant working population had to go through are described here: and how it managed, within a third of century, to become established in the district, to structure itself in associations, to be recognized by the local authority and the institutional fabric of the host country, and finally, to sit down at the same table with the local councillors.

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

2017 ◽  
Vol 111 (2) ◽  
pp. 256-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
JENS HAINMUELLER ◽  
DOMINIK HANGARTNER ◽  
GIUSEPPE PIETRANTUONO
Keyword(s):  
Social Integration ◽  
Host Country ◽  
Causal Effect ◽  
Random Assignment ◽  
Integration Process ◽  
Policy Paradigm ◽  
The Social ◽  
Integration Of Immigrants ◽  
The Impact

We study the impact of naturalization on the long-term social integration of immigrants into the host country society. Despite ongoing debates about citizenship policy, we lack reliable evidence that isolates the causal effect of naturalization from the nonrandom selection into naturalization. We exploit the quasi-random assignment of citizenship in Swiss municipalities that used referendums to decide on naturalization applications of immigrants. Comparing otherwise similar immigrants who narrowly won or lost their naturalization referendums, we find that receiving Swiss citizenship strongly improved long-term social integration. We also find that the integration returns to naturalization are larger for more marginalized immigrant groups and when naturalization occurs earlier, rather than later in the residency period. Overall, our findings support the policy paradigm arguing that naturalization is a catalyst for improving the social integration of immigrants rather than merely the crown on the completed integration process.

Satisfaction with social services in Spain: What weighs more for users of immigrant origin?

2018 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-113
Author(s):  
Agustín Godás Otero ◽  
María José Ferraces Otero ◽  
Mar Lorenzo Moledo ◽  
Miguel A Santos Rego
Keyword(s):  
Social Integration ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Host Country ◽  
Living Conditions ◽  
Explanatory Model ◽  
Place Of Residence ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
Significant Factors

Since the beginning of this century, Spain has become a host country for immigrants. In many cases, due to their living conditions, they are under pressure to demand different services and programs that are crucial for their social integration. This work is basically aimed at analyzing the immigrants’ satisfaction with social services. This article proposes an explanatory model of these users’ satisfaction with social services. The proposed model reports five significant factors, although the results obtained indicate that the three main factors influencing the satisfaction of users with social services are responsibility, assurance, and empathy. Satisfaction differences were also found according to users’ gender and place of residence.

scholarly journals Law in the Process of Social Integration of Immigrants

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 353-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgi Mihaylov
Keyword(s):  
Social Integration ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Host Country ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Individual Rights ◽  
Social Tension ◽  
Positive Law ◽  
Integration Of Immigrants

Abstract The article explores the problem of social integration of immigrants from Asia and Africa, arriving in European countries. Emphasis is placed on cultural differences between the existing society and immigrants that create social tension and conflicts. The solution to the problem should be seen in the implementation of positive law, which is applied in the host country. The main arguments in support of this opinion are the fundamental individual rights and the principle: first in time is first in right.

Post-migration labor market: prejudice and the role of host country education

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-55
Author(s):  
Olga Stangej ◽  
Inga Minelgaite ◽  
Kari Kristinsson ◽  
Margret Sigrun Sigurdardottir
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Social Integration ◽  
Host Country ◽  
Small Sample Size ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Diverse Workforce ◽  
Integration Of Immigrants ◽  
Workforce Composition

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how prejudice in a post-migration labor market can be mitigated, specifically, whether education received in the host country can serve as a signal of social integration for immigrant workers in employment settings. Design/methodology/approach The authors conducted an audit discrimination study, using an experimental setup to examine the interplay between prejudice and education as a signal of the social integration of immigrants in employment settings. Findings The results of the study indicate that signals of social integration, such as, qualifications acquired in the host country through education, counter prejudice against Polish immigrants in Iceland. Research limitations/implications The study provides evidence that immigrants are subjected to prejudice that can restrain their employment opportunities. The acquisition of education in the host country can mitigate this effect, but also diminishes the line between social integration and assimilation. However, the study is limited by a relatively small sample size and a single-country context. Practical implications The study offers insights for both countries and organizations worldwide that are facing the need to successfully embrace a mobile workforce and the challenge of a diverse workforce composition. Originality/value The study addresses the under-researched effects of education on human capital transferability in the host labor market. More specifically, it uncovers that the differentiation between education acquired in the home country and education acquired in the host country is a signal that can mitigate prejudice and its effects on the employment of immigrants in the host countries.

28.M. Workshop: Mental ill-health and social exclusion among refugee minors/youth resettling in European countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
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Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Social Integration ◽  
Host Country ◽  
Intervention Studies ◽  
Common Mental Disorders ◽  
Stress Disorders ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Refugee Minors

Abstract Globally, many countries have experienced the immigration of a growing number or refugee minors/youth. Many refugees have been exposed to traumatic events in their country of origin or during flight to their host country, putting issues of public mental health on the agenda. Mental ill-health can have a strong impact on social integration as it affects educational and occupational attainment and therefore increases the risk of labour market marginalisation. Mental ill-health can range from psychological distress to diagnosed disorders. Most frequently occurring are common mental disorders (CMDs), which include depressive, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD). These disorders are characterised by an early age of onset, recurrent episodes and emerging comorbid disorders. Despite the size of the problem, research considering both mental ill-health and social integration in refugee minors/youth is severely underdeveloped and intervention studies are rare. Therefore, the overall aim of the consortium entitled REMAIN (REfugee Minors/youth And INtegration) is to gain knowledge on strategies to improve the social integration of refugee minors/youth with mental ill-health. The objective of this workshop is to present findings from etiological, prognostic and intervention studies carried out within the REMAIN consortium. The workshop aims to increase the audience' knowledge in an area of outmost Public Health importance. The reason of organising this workshop is based on the strong increases of young refugees in many countries worldwide and the resulting need for evidence based knowledge in the area of refugee's health and social integration. The added value of this workshop is due to the presentation of recent and solid findings from studies in 5 universities in 4 different European countries, offering a transnational perspective. Moreover, several studies are based on register data with long follow-up times and good data quality, which are not challenged by low response and high attrition rates during follow-up. Also findings from an intervention study will be presented. The proposed studies contribute with crucial information in a research field characterised by an enormous scientific knowledge gaps. The coherence between the presentations is guaranteed as all presentations deal with mental ill-health and social integration among refugee minors/youth. The format of the workshop implies five presentations and discussion with the participants of the workshop. The presentations will be of such a length that ample time for intensive interaction with the audience is guaranteed. After each presentation, the organiser/chair of the workshop will invite the audience for posing questions and comments regarding the findings presented. Moreover, as last part of the workshop, there will be time for a common discussion of the results and its societal and Public Health implications in a more overarching manner. Key messages Psychological interventions should be developed to address common mental disorders in refugee youth. These disorders worsen refugees' social integration in the new host country.

scholarly journals Taking one for the team: Partisan alignment and planning outcomes in England

2021 ◽  
pp. 136914812098540
Author(s):  
Liam Clegg
Keyword(s):  
Local Authority ◽  
Housing System ◽  
Left Wing ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Planning Processes ◽  
Political Units ◽  
The One ◽  
Local Councillors ◽  
House Building

Does partisan alignment affect sub-national political units’ performance? When testing for a partisan alignment effect, local authority planning processes represent a ‘hard case’. Formally, decision-making processes are insulated against political considerations, and there is a mis-match between national party commitments to expand house-building on the one hand, and pressure on local councillors from residents opposing new developments on the other. I find that, in general, partisan alignment brings an increased propensity to approve large residential planning applications. This suggests councillors’ willingness to ‘take one for the team’ by prioritising national over local interests. Consistent with ‘party politics of housing’ insights, inter-party variation sees an altered effect in left-wing constellations, which display lowered approval propensities. In addition to these substantive extensions to scholarship on partisan alignment effects, the insights presented into the drivers of variation in local authority planning outcomes contribute to the pressing tasks of understanding and addressing the chronic under-supply of new housing within the English housing system.

scholarly journals INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION, CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION: EXPLORING THE DIFFERENCES IN RELIGIOUS BEHAVIOR OF IMMIGRANTS AND NATIVES IN EUROPE

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 38
Author(s):  
Richard Ondicho Otiso
Keyword(s):  
Social Integration ◽  
Host Country ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Behavior Patterns ◽  
Host Society ◽  
Cultural Perspective ◽  
Religious Behavior ◽  
National Perspective ◽  
The Individual

This study aimed to point out the differences between the religiosity of immigrants and natives and how they hinder or facilitate immigrant social integration into the host society. The study took a multi-national perspective as the basis for analyzing religious views within Europe whereby both the natives and immigrants in European countries are evaluated and explanations for individual groups’ integration trajectories are emphasized. With respect to a thorough scholarly analysis, this study found out that the religiosity of immigrants tends to be high than that of natives in most European countries. It also noted that the initial religiosity of immigrants drops with an increase in the duration of time the individual immigrant stays in the host country. This study makes available knowledge about religious differences in a cross-cultural perspective and strives to help sociologists in outlining the differences in order to help in studying behavior patterns in different cultural settings.

Studying Integration: Ethnic Minority and Majority Youth in Comparative Perspective

2018 ◽  
pp. 3-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan O. Jonsson ◽  
Frank Kalter ◽  
Frank van Tubergen
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Social Integration ◽  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Host Country ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Cultural Integration ◽  
Basic Concepts ◽  
Immigrant Generations

We introduce our comparative study on minority and majority youth in four European countries by presenting the problem, basic concepts, theoretical starting points and our strategy of analysis. We address differences in integration across (i) immigrant generations (exposure), (ii) immigrant origin groups and (iii) receiving countries, for several indicators of structural, cultural and social integration. We find few and unsystematic differences in integration across receiving countries. Integration is quite remote for some aspects of social and cultural integration and slowest for those originating in poorer regions at greater cultural and socioeconomic distances, such as the Middle East and Africa. Exposure to the host country leads to decreasing differences in language proficiency and host country identification, but not in liberal attitudes and tolerance, religion and religiosity, or inter-ethnic friendships. We conclude that lingering differences should partly be understood against a backdrop of deeply entrenched structural phenomena such as socialisation, stratification and segregation.

scholarly journals Acculturation and employment dynamics in a Brazilian NGO aimed at Haitian refugees’ social integration

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 353-364
Author(s):  
EDUARDO ESTELLITA DE OLIVEIRA SANTOS ◽  
DARCY MITIKO MORI HANASHIRO
Keyword(s):  
Social Integration ◽  
Host Country ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Cultural Integration ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Job Interviews ◽  
Socioeconomic Condition ◽  
Employment Dynamics ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Double Digit

Abstract Since the earthquake in 2010, over one hundred thousand Haitians have migrated to Brazil. The issue of employment and cultural integration of refugees received intense attention from civil society between the years of 2016 and 2018, a period of economic crisis and double-digit unemployment rates in Brazil. This article aims to understand how the employment and social integration processes were combined into the activities of an NGO that works with Haitian refugees. It also investigates how these activities were adjusted to changing economic circumstances in the host country. We adopted Berry’s theoretical approach (Berry, 1997) and explored in depth the activities organized by the NGO: intercultural seminars, conversation circles, Portuguese courses, seminars for employers, mediated job interviews, and company visits after employment. We conducted in-depth interviews with the administrators, non-participant observation of the activities and documental analysis. The data was treated through content analysis (Bardin, 2008), allowing us to capture how the activities were implemented, their goals, and the organizational values that underpinned them. This study expands the literature on refugee integration by presenting the processes of employment and acculturation as inseparable phenomena, that precede or follow one another according to the socioeconomic condition of the host country and the profile of the migratory wave. By adopting the perspective of the NGO administrators, it also provides a practical contribution to legislators and social entrepreneurs who desire to structure programs for refugees that are regular, cohesive and coherent.

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