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 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.

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 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.

scholarly journals Social Integration of Migrants from Central Asia and other post-Soviet States (Comparative Study)

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 238-254
Author(s):  
Anastasia Tolmacheva
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Social Integration ◽  
Central Asia ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Host Society ◽  
Central Asian ◽  
Integration Of Immigrants ◽  
German Speaking

The article examines the relationship between migrants to Russia and the host society, using surveys taken in the spring of 2017 and in the autumn of 2020. According to German-speaking authors, social integration is one of the stages of forming comprehensive integration of foreigners. Public opinion surveys show that migrants from Central Asia are the most undesirable for Russians. That is why the article gives comparative study of social integration of immigrants from Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan compared to other post-Soviet states (Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Ukraine). The central focus is given to migrants’ self-perception of their place in the Russian society and to evaluation of quality of interpersonal interaction with the citizens. The results obtained from the study show that migrants from Central Asia are the least integrated into the host society and more oriented towards the sending state compared to migrants from other countries. Also, despite reasonable Russian language proficiency, migrants from Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan communicate with the representatives of their own ethnos in every aspect of their lives more often than migrants from other Soviet republics. At the same time, they identify themselves with the citizens of Russia less frequently. The reason for such low social integration of Central Asian migrants compared to other migrant groups could be their desire to return to their homeland and that they may view migration to Russia just as a way of survival in the unfavourable conditions in their country of origin.

scholarly journals Social Integration of People With a Migration Background in European Sports Clubs

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 355-365
Author(s):  
Siegfried Nagel ◽  
Karsten Elmose-Østerlund ◽  
Jenny Adler Zwahlen ◽  
Torsten Schlesinger
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Social Integration ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Migration Background ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Multidimensional Approach ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Sports Clubs ◽  
Sports Activities

Policy makers often ascribe sports clubs an important societal role, as they can encourage the integration of people with a migration background. Questions then arise as to the extent that members with a migration background are integrated in sports clubs and what the factors are that play a role in this integration. The data for this research are drawn from a comparative study of 10 European countries. The analyses take a multidimensional approach to social integration and differentiate between the dimensions of understanding/acceptance, interaction, and identification. The results show that members with a migration background are relatively well integrated, but less so than other club members. There is a positive association between social integration and the volunteering, participation in competitions, long-term membership, and sports activities in teams.

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.

scholarly journals Are Inter-Minority Contacts Guided by the Same Mechanisms as Minority–Majority Contacts? A Comparative Study of Two Types of Inter-Ethnic Ties in the Netherlands

2017 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 701-726 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith Koops ◽  
Borja Martinovic ◽  
Jeroen Weesie
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Occupational Status ◽  
Third Parties ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Dutch Language ◽  
Ingroup Identification ◽  
Using Data

Research on inter-ethnic contacts in European countries has mainly focused on the interaction between ethnic minorities and the native majority. Our contribution is to examine inter-minority contacts and compare them to minority–majority contacts. Drawing on a theory of preferences, opportunities, and third parties, we expected some determinants of contacts with natives to relate similarly and others differently to inter-minority contacts. Using data on four non-Western minorities in the Netherlands, we found that education, Dutch language proficiency, and outgroup size are positively associated with both inter-minority and minority–majority contacts. Further, occupational status relates positively to contacts with natives and negatively to contacts with other minorities, whereas ingroup identification is positively associated with inter-minority contacts and negatively with contacts with natives. These diverging findings underline the importance of studying interaction between minorities as a separate phenomenon.

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 Uptake of biosimilar trastuzumab in Denmark compared with other European countries: a comparative study and discussion of factors influencing implementation and uptake of biosimilars

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Azuz ◽  
Max Newton ◽  
Dorthe Bartels ◽  
Birgitte Klindt Poulsen
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Market Share ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Sales Volume ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
European Data ◽  
Similar Strategy ◽  
Rapid Dissemination

Abstract Purpose The aim of this study was to describe the implementation and uptake of biosimilar trastuzumab in Denmark compared with other European countries. Methods European data for usage of trastuzumab was supplied by IQVIA™, using the MIDAS® dataset. A comparison was performed based on market share estimated in sales volume. A separate comparison was undertaken between countries with a full two-fold switch between different biosimilars. Data was collected spanning the time from first registered sales of biosimilar trastuzumab until the 1st quarter of 2020. Results Denmark had the fastest and most thorough uptake of biosimilar trastuzumab compared with other EU countries. After 3 months, the market share of biosimilar trastuzumab had increased to 90% while the second fastest country had a 50% market share after 3 months. Only two other countries had undergone a full second switch between biosimilars, Hungary and Norway. All of the three countries made near complete switches between biosimilars while only Denmark had reduced the use of biooriginator below 10%. Conclusion The implementation of biosimilar trastuzumab in Denmark was rapid and achieved high overall uptake compared with other EU countries. The switch from one biosimilar to another was also achieved quickly and thoroughly. We believe that the rapid dissemination of information and involvement of all stakeholders — administrators, pharmacies, prescribers, nurses, and patients — constitute the backbone of the Danish success. A similar strategy is recommend for biosimilar implementation in other countries.

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