Christine Lang
Biographic Data
| ID | 3994545 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christine Lang |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christine |
| FAMILY NAME | Lang |
| SIGNATURE | LANG C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Osnabrück University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0844-8681 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Civil society organisations and the local politics of migration: How funding contexts matter
Migration studies have highlighted the crucial role of civil society organisations (CSOs) in the local politics of migration. Less explored is the impact of the material conditions under which CSOs operate. And yet CSOs delivering public services to migrant and racialised populations often rely on public funding which has been significantly restructured since neoliberal welfare reforms in many Western countries in the 1990s. This article examines…
Politics of belonging and urban space: Civil society interventions in French and German cities
Politics of belonging and the construction of racialized boundaries are closely connected to urban space. However, the role of space in political projects claiming belonging of migrant and racialized populations in cities remains underexplored. This article investigates how space is produced in civil society interventions in the politics of belonging and how this may enable the development of alternative conceptions of belonging. It analyzes civi…
(Un)suitable Difference: Ethnic and Racializing Differentiations in Recruitment Practices of Local Administrations in Berlin
This article investigates the role of ethnic and racializing differentiations in recruitment practices of public administrations in a context of demands to employ more staff of immigrant origin. Drawing on a qualitative study of local administrations in Berlin, I show how figures of “(un)suitable candidates” are constructed, in which ethnic/racializing differentiations intersect with gendered and spatial differentiations. This serves both to just…
Organizations and geographies of migration: The case of health professionals
Geographies of international migration are classically observed and described as spatial patterns of movements between nation states. This applies in particular ways to the migration of health professionals, whose spatial patterns are the object of much debate due to their consequences on healthcare provision and the reproduction of global inequalities. Often, the spatialities of this migration are explained by macro-level socioeconomic and insti…
Organisations and the production of migration and in/exclusion
The introductory article of this Special Issue explores the potential of an organisational perspective in comparative migration studies and for migration studies more broadly. Although organisations shape migration processes and the in/exclusion of migrants and their descendants in multiple ways, their role has long received surprisingly little attention in migration studies. Taking stock of the research engaging with organisations, we outline th…
Accessing the public workforce: Organisational recruitment practices and the inclusion or exclusion of individuals of immigrant origin
Organisations are important gatekeepers in the labour market inclusion of immigrants and their children. Research has regularly documented ethnic discrimination in hiring decisions. Aiming to further our understanding of the role of organisations in influencing the professional trajectories of individuals of immigrant origin, this paper investigates the recruitment practices of public administrations. Drawing on approaches from organisational soc…
Vielfalt and diversité: How local actors in France and Germany evaluate immigration and socio-cultural heterogeneity
In both Germany and France, perceptions of immigration, diversity and their societal consequences have undergone important transformations in the past two decades. However, existing research has only partially captured such processes. The “grand narratives” of national approaches, while still influential, no longer explain contemporary realities. Further, analyses of national politics and discourses may not sufficiently reflect the realities acro…
Workforce diversity policies in practice: Drivers and Barriers in Local Administrations
Employment in the municipal workforce is a key area in which cities shape the inclusion of their population of immigrant origin. While many European cities have developed policies aiming to foster the employment of staff of immigrant origin, little is known about the drivers and barriers of their implementation. Based on a comparative case study of local administrations in one German regional state and drawing on organizational theory, this artic…
Die Produktion von Diversität in städtischen Verwaltungen: Wandel und Beharrung von Organisationen in der Migrationsgesellschaft
Organisations and the production of migration and in/exclusion
The introductory article of this Special Issue explores the potential of an organisational perspective in comparative migration studies and for migration studies more broadly. Although organisations shape migration processes and the in/exclusion of migrants and their descendants in multiple ways, their role has long received surprisingly little attention in migration studies. Taking stock of the research engaging with organisations, we outline th…
Vielfalt and diversité: How local actors in France and Germany evaluate immigration and socio-cultural heterogeneity
In both Germany and France, perceptions of immigration, diversity and their societal consequences have undergone important transformations in the past two decades. However, existing research has only partially captured such processes. The “grand narratives” of national approaches, while still influential, no longer explain contemporary realities. Further, analyses of national politics and discourses may not sufficiently reflect the realities acro…
Workforce diversity policies in practice: Drivers and Barriers in Local Administrations
Employment in the municipal workforce is a key area in which cities shape the inclusion of their population of immigrant origin. While many European cities have developed policies aiming to foster the employment of staff of immigrant origin, little is known about the drivers and barriers of their implementation. Based on a comparative case study of local administrations in one German regional state and drawing on organizational theory, this artic…
Die Produktion von Diversität in städtischen Verwaltungen: Wandel und Beharrung von Organisationen in der Migrationsgesellschaft
Civil society organisations and the local politics of migration: How funding contexts matter
Migration studies have highlighted the crucial role of civil society organisations (CSOs) in the local politics of migration. Less explored is the impact of the material conditions under which CSOs operate. And yet CSOs delivering public services to migrant and racialised populations often rely on public funding which has been significantly restructured since neoliberal welfare reforms in many Western countries in the 1990s. This article examines…
Accessing the public workforce: Organisational recruitment practices and the inclusion or exclusion of individuals of immigrant origin
Organisations are important gatekeepers in the labour market inclusion of immigrants and their children. Research has regularly documented ethnic discrimination in hiring decisions. Aiming to further our understanding of the role of organisations in influencing the professional trajectories of individuals of immigrant origin, this paper investigates the recruitment practices of public administrations. Drawing on approaches from organisational soc…
Die Produktion von Diversität in städtischen Verwaltungen: Wandel und Beharrung von Organisationen in der Migrationsgesellschaft
Vielfalt and diversité: How local actors in France and Germany evaluate immigration and socio-cultural heterogeneity
In both Germany and France, perceptions of immigration, diversity and their societal consequences have undergone important transformations in the past two decades. However, existing research has only partially captured such processes. The “grand narratives” of national approaches, while still influential, no longer explain contemporary realities. Further, analyses of national politics and discourses may not sufficiently reflect the realities acro…
Workforce diversity policies in practice: Drivers and Barriers in Local Administrations
Employment in the municipal workforce is a key area in which cities shape the inclusion of their population of immigrant origin. While many European cities have developed policies aiming to foster the employment of staff of immigrant origin, little is known about the drivers and barriers of their implementation. Based on a comparative case study of local administrations in one German regional state and drawing on organizational theory, this artic…
Organisations and the production of migration and in/exclusion
The introductory article of this Special Issue explores the potential of an organisational perspective in comparative migration studies and for migration studies more broadly. Although organisations shape migration processes and the in/exclusion of migrants and their descendants in multiple ways, their role has long received surprisingly little attention in migration studies. Taking stock of the research engaging with organisations, we outline th…
Accessing the public workforce: Organisational recruitment practices and the inclusion or exclusion of individuals of immigrant origin
Organisations are important gatekeepers in the labour market inclusion of immigrants and their children. Research has regularly documented ethnic discrimination in hiring decisions. Aiming to further our understanding of the role of organisations in influencing the professional trajectories of individuals of immigrant origin, this paper investigates the recruitment practices of public administrations. Drawing on approaches from organisational soc…
(Un)suitable Difference: Ethnic and Racializing Differentiations in Recruitment Practices of Local Administrations in Berlin
This article investigates the role of ethnic and racializing differentiations in recruitment practices of public administrations in a context of demands to employ more staff of immigrant origin. Drawing on a qualitative study of local administrations in Berlin, I show how figures of “(un)suitable candidates” are constructed, in which ethnic/racializing differentiations intersect with gendered and spatial differentiations. This serves both to just…
Organizations and geographies of migration: The case of health professionals
Geographies of international migration are classically observed and described as spatial patterns of movements between nation states. This applies in particular ways to the migration of health professionals, whose spatial patterns are the object of much debate due to their consequences on healthcare provision and the reproduction of global inequalities. Often, the spatialities of this migration are explained by macro-level socioeconomic and insti…
Civil society organisations and the local politics of migration: How funding contexts matter
Migration studies have highlighted the crucial role of civil society organisations (CSOs) in the local politics of migration. Less explored is the impact of the material conditions under which CSOs operate. And yet CSOs delivering public services to migrant and racialised populations often rely on public funding which has been significantly restructured since neoliberal welfare reforms in many Western countries in the 1990s. This article examines…
Politics of belonging and urban space: Civil society interventions in French and German cities
Politics of belonging and the construction of racialized boundaries are closely connected to urban space. However, the role of space in political projects claiming belonging of migrant and racialized populations in cities remains underexplored. This article investigates how space is produced in civil society interventions in the politics of belonging and how this may enable the development of alternative conceptions of belonging. It analyzes civi…
Political science (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Geography (6 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Economic geography (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · German (4 works) · Immigration (4 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (4 works) · Business (3 works)