Comparing the Incomparable? Migrant Integration Policies and Perplexities of Comparison

Gregurović, Snježana; Župarić-Iljić, Drago

doi:10.1111/imig.12435

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“…Further on, operationalisation of indicators may differ in relation to the original conceptual framework of analysed threat perception theories (e.g., Stephan et al, 1998), so further research studies should address this issue. Finally, other policy-level indicators should also be considered, having in mind weak effect size of MIPEX predictors, as well as other caveats issued on the MIPEX study (e.g., Gregurović and Župarić-Iljić, 2018).…”

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Integration Policies and Public Perceptions of Immigrants in Europe

Gregurović

2021

Rev. sociol. (Online)

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National mechanisms of migrant integration into the host society and the wider social context in which migration occurs may affect the construction of public attitudes towards migrants regardless of their origin or status. By combining the data of two international studies: the Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX) and the European Social Survey (ESS), this paper examines national policies regarding migrant integration and the public perception of migrants in the host society in selected European countries. This analysis highlights especially the shifts in public attitudes as possible consequences of the 2015/2016 European “migration crisis”. The data from 27 European countries that participated in the last waves of both MIPEX2020 and ESS2018 were analysed according to the four-dimensional MIPEX categorisation: 1) Comprehensive integration, 2) Equality on paper, 3) Temporary integration, and 4) Immigration without integration (Integration denied). These categories of states’ migration policies were then combined with the public perceptions of immigrants examined by the ESS. Multilevel regression models demonstrated that the respondents from countries with well-developed integration policies express a more positive attitude towards immigrants and acknowledge their contribution to all areas of the host society. A higher proportion of non-EU-27 immigrants in the country correlates with a more negative perception of immigrants’ impact on the host country. Even though the MIPEX score does not reflect clearly the shift in migration policies affected by the European “migration crisis”, it could be considered a stable, though relatively weak predictor of anti-immigrant prejudice. In conclusion, this study's findings suggest that better-developed policies of political participation and immigrant inclusion foster more positive attitudes towards immigrants.

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Integration Policies and Public Perceptions of Immigrants in Europe

Gregurović

2021

Rev. sociol. (Online)

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“…The new integration and migration governance challenges introduced since the 'refugee crisis' of 2015-2016 has been addressed in recent works with relatively few references to Greece (e.g. Duszczyk et al, 2020;Gregurović & Župarić-Iljić, 2018). Recent works on Greece remain limited in covering the complexities of the issues in relation to the crises; they address policy related issues, including those concerning basic needs and work (Afouxenidis et al, 2017;Bagavos & Kourachanis, 2021;Frangiskou et al, 2020;Manou et al, 2021;Papatzani et al, 2022).…”

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Introduction: Challenging Mobilities, Greece and the EU in Times of Crises

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Chatzidaki

Kafetsios

2022

IMISCOE Research Series

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With a broader view of ‘crisis’ not only as temporal interruption, but also as opportunity and constraint, the volume offers a multidisciplinary perspective on challenging mobilities arising during the 2009–2021 period in Greece, the epicentre of the Eurozone crisis, EU’s main gate in the ‘refugee crisis’ and a country experiencing the Covid-19 pandemic. Its contributors from social sciences and humanities, mathematics, health and legal sciences, document how crises interact with migration processes at the individual, organisational and macro levels on critical junctures of economic, humanitarian and governance emergencies. Its fresh empirical and theoretical insights on an ‘exceptional’ South European periphery case contribute to the existing migration literature, especially in reference to the third wave of emigrants, crises-affected host attitudes, solidarity and claims-making, mobility reception transitions and perennial integration challenges. Illuminating the dynamic interactions between crises and migration processes involving supra-state, state and non-state actors as well as citizens and migrants/displaced people, the volume offers new knowledge and insights on the challenges and complexities of crisis-related mobilities. These centre on the ways in which crisis-related opportunities and threats affect transnationalism, collective action, migrants’ political agency, governance and reception practices, as well as secondary migration.

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“…EU integration policy is made primarily with guidance and support from the European Agenda for Migration and the Action Plan on the integration of third-country nationals. However, integration policies are designed and implemented by individual member states just like other OECD countries and depend on several elements, such as historical migration patterns, intensity of migratory flows, government and institutional structure, and welfare and labor market models (Gregurović and Župarić-Iljić 2018). According to a study by Bevelander and Emilsson (2021), these policies can be classified by the level of national and local authorities' involvement and direction ranging from a national government-led model to a project-based/multi-level governance model, a laissez-faire model, and a non-governmental organization (NGO)-led model (see below for more detail).…”

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Managing migration in modern welfare states: One-size policy does not fit all

Bevelander¹

2022

Handbook on Migration and Welfare

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Comparing the Incomparable? Migrant Integration Policies and Perplexities of Comparison

Cited by 21 publications

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Integration Policies and Public Perceptions of Immigrants in Europe

Integration Policies and Public Perceptions of Immigrants in Europe

Introduction: Challenging Mobilities, Greece and the EU in Times of Crises

Managing migration in modern welfare states: One-size policy does not fit all

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