Unequal Welcome and Unequal Life Chances

How the State Shapes Integration Opportunities of Immigrants

Bibliographic Data

ID4783754
AuthorsJanina Söhn (University of Göttingen, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume54
Issue2
Pages295-326
Publication date2013-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEuropean Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-9756 • E-ISSN: 1474-0583
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0003975613000155
OpenAlexW2007816516
LanguageEN
Citations received18
References cited56

This article contributes to the broader scientific debate on how the state generates and modifies life chances of individuals and social groups by highlighting a specific way of institutional (re-)production of social inequalities: it explores the nature and impact of immigrant-specific state intervention. Building on the concept of "modes of incorporation" by Portes and colleagues, a theoretical section explicates how specific contexts of reception by the host government may impact on integration outcomes. An empirical study applies this model to Germany - an example of moderate socio-economic immigrant selection, but extensive legal stratification. I demonstrate substantial effects of differential government reception and legal status on socio-economic outcomes among adult immigrants and their children. A concluding section outlines how the model presented here could help advance comparative studies of immigrant incorporation

Economic interventionism · Economics · Government (linguistics) · Immigration · Inequality · Political science · Positive economics · Social integration · Social science · Social stratification · Sociology · State (computer science) · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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