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Integration Needs and Support Offered

The Effects of Support on Young Spaniards in Germany

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ID9952990
AuthorsMustafa Aksakal (0000-0003-3255-4262, Bielefeld University Germany, corresponding author), Kerstin Schmidt (0000-0003-0080-508X, Bielefeld University Germany)
Year2019
Volume58
Issue1
Pages119-135
Publication date2019-06-27
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Migration (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-7985 • E-ISSN: 1468-2435
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/imig.12613
OpenAlexW2955225782
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited35

In this article we compare the perceived cultural integration challenges by young Spanish migrants in Germany with the support offered by one national government initiative and one local migrant organisation. Based on qualitative interviews, we identified four inequality‐related and interrelated challenges: personal relationships, housing, company culture and bureaucracy. Our findings show that MobiPro‐EU, as an example of a government initiative, emphasises labour market integration and thereby neglects the cultural dimension of integration. The German‐Spanish Association, which is a regional example for migrant self‐support, lacks the financial means, staff and geographic scope to provide large‐scale support. We conclude that both initiatives follow a different support strategy and demonstrate shortcomings in supporting migrants. As a consequence, particularly for migrants who cannot draw on social support, for instance provided by their personal networks, the absence of effective support measures can negatively affect cultural integration into society as well as career development

Affect (linguistics · Bureaucracy · Cultural diversity · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · German · Government (linguistics · Inequality · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Scale (ratio · Scope (computer science · Social integration · Social support · Sociology · Welfare state · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Psychology · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Social Psychology

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