Macro-Political Determinants of Educational Inequality between Migrants and Natives in Western Europe

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ID8041972
AuthorsRaphaela Schlicht-Schmälzle (0000-0002-6311-3606), Sabrina Möller
Year2012
Volume35
Issue5
Pages1044-1074
Publication date2012-08-22
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueWest European Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0140-2382 • E-ISSN: 1743-9655
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01402382.2012.706410
OpenAlexW2063016972
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited45

This paper analyses how macro-societal conditions determine educational inequality between migrants and natives in the Western EU member states. The education system, with its ability to integrate young immigrants, is often seen as the foundation for successful integration in later curricular stages. By means of linear hierarchical models, this paper demonstrates that EU standards of good practice in integration policy are ineffective in producing equal educational opportunities for immigrant pupils. Educational inequality between migrants and natives is mainly a result of the political-institutional settings. The paper thus rejects the widely held belief that consensus democracies are in fact kinder and gentler. By contrast, the analyses reveal that majoritarian democracies are more effective in equalising educational opportunities between immigrants and natives

Demographic economics · Development economics · Economics · Educational inequality · Immigration · Inequality · Macro · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration

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