In(ter)dependent policies? Expert survey findings on relations between immigration and integration policies in selected EU member states

Measuring the Cultural Dimension of Migrant Integration and Integration Policy in the European Context: Dilemmas and Discussions1

“…The survey included 16 questions referring to three main topics: immigration policy, integration policy and relations between these two state activities (for more about the survey and research scope, see: Gońda and Podgórska, 2020). One of the detailed questions (no.…”

“…It is also gaining increasing popularity in migration studies (Bijak and Wiśniowski, 2009; Jaroszewicz and Lesińska, 2014; Lachmanová and Drbohlav, 2004). The aim of this two‐stage research was to collect the opinions of a deliberately chosen panel of experts on current and desirable links between immigration policy and integration policy along with their forecasts for the development of these policies in the next few years (for more detailed research findings, see Gońda and Podgórska, 2020). The variety of expert opinions was guaranteed by diversifying the respondents’ sample, which consisted of representatives of four sectors: researchers from academia and scientific entities (hereinafter marked as RE), policymakers from central (AC) and local administration (AL), as well as practitioners working in the non‐governmental sector (NGO) (see Table 3).…”