International Migration in Europe : New Trends and New Methods of Analysis

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corrado bonifazi, marek oklski, jeannee schoorl & arick simon (eds.)A m s t e r d a m U n i v e r s i t y P r e s s RESEARCH imiscoe International Migration in Europe IMISCOE (International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion) IMISCOE is a Network of Excellence uniting over 500 researchers from various institutes that specialise in migration studies across Europe. Networks of Excellence are cooperative research ventures that were created by the European Commission to help overcome the fragmentation of international studies. They amass a crucial source of knowledge and expertise to help inform European leadership today.Since its foundation in 2004, IMISCOE has advanced an integrated, multidisciplinary and globally comparative research programme to address the themes specified in its name, short for: International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion in Europe. IMISCOE members come from all branches of the economic and social sciences, the humanities and law. The Network draws from existing studies and advances innovative lines of inquiry key to European policymaking and governance. Priority is placed on developing a theoretical design to promote new research and offer practical alternatives for sound policy.The IMISCOE-Amsterdam University Press Series was created to make the Network's findings and results available to researchers, policymakers, the media and the public at large. High-quality manuscripts authored by IMISCOE members and cooperating partners are published in one of four distinct series. Research Reports Dissertations TextbooksThe RESEARCH series presents empirical and theoretical scholarship addressing issues of international migration, integration and social cohesion in Europe. Authored by experts in the field, the works provide a rich reference source for researchers and other concerned parties.The REPORTS series responds to needs for knowledge within IMISCOE's mandated fields of migration research. Compiled by leading specialists, the works disseminate succinct and timely information for European policymakers, practitioners and other stakeholders.The DISSERTATIONS series showcases select PhD monographs written by IMISCOE doctoral candidates. The works span an array of fields within studies of international migration, integration and social cohesion in Europe.The TEXTBOOKS series produces manuals, handbooks and other didactic tools developed by specialists in migration studies. The works are used within the IMISCOE training programme and for educational purposes by academic institutes worldwide.IMISCOE Policy Briefs and more information on the Network can be found at www.imiscoe.org. International Migration in Europe

The educational integration of second generation southern Italian migrants to the north

“…This is not the case for international migrants, in particular those born abroad (first generation) (Bonifazi 2008). Something similar can be said in regard to the comparison between movers and stayers: most of the recent work on the occupational and social careers of migrants is unable make a judgement as to whether migration was a good choice because the data does not allow comparison between the outcomes of migrants and of their peers who remain in the home country.…”

Attitude as labor migrants’ social-psychological adaptation factor (Labor migrants from Uzbekistan taken...)

“…The goal is not to dissolve migrants in new cultures but to keep their national identity, being at the same time loyal to the hosting culture and active when entering new social systems. However, some authors concluded after some time that the model of multiculturalism actually had not achieved the necessary goals or implemented this model adaptation's potential (Bonifazi, Schoorl, Okólski, & Simon, 2008;Sam, Vedder, Leibkind, Neto, & Virta, 2008;Silj, 2010). The paradox was that social securities, including social allowances issued to migrants, instead of stimulating them to active integration, promoted the first generation's passive position and marginalization.…”