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The Second Generation in Europe and the United States

How is the Transatlantic Debate Relevant for Further Research on the European Second Generation

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ID7843589
AuthorsMark Thomson, Maurice Crul (0000-0002-2003-7826, Schlumberger (Ireland), corresponding author)
Year2007
Volume33
Issue7
Pages1025-1041
Publication date2007-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueNew Community (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0047-9586 • E-ISSN: 1469-9451
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13691830701541556
OpenAlexW2119162048
LanguageEN
Citations received125
References cited45

This introductory paper to the special issue of JEMS on the second generation in Europe reviews some of the key themes underpinning the growing interest in the second generation, and asks what ‘integration’ actually means in contemporary debates about immigration and settlement. The authors attempt to place these debates within their specific national contexts, in particular by applying US-developed theories of second-generation integration to Europe. In this way, we build on the embryonic transatlantic dialogue about which factors potentially account for different patterns of second-generation integration in different countries. Integration, in this sense, refers both to structural aspects such as educational and labour-market status as well as to a broader and at times fuzzier concept that includes ideas of culture, ethnic or religious identity and citizenship. The paper also sets the scene for the various articles in this special issue which together illustrate the thematic breadth of European-based research on the children of immigrants. We conclude by offering two theoretical avenues for future research on ethnic minority groups and their settlement patterns

Citizenship · Economics · Ethnic group · First generation · Immigration · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Underpinning · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics

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