Introduction

Heckman, Charles W.

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“…Integration as process means incorporating newcomers into an already existing society that has a certain structure. Heckmann and Schnapper (2003) defined four basic dimensions of the process of social integration: structural (gain of rights and access to memberships, roles and positions in the key institutions of the host society), cultural, interactive (personal participation of immigrants in relationships in the host society) and identification (the sense of belonging to the majority). This process is necessarily two-sided: for immigrants, it means learning about the new culture, the acquisition of rights and duties and gaining access to positions in society and to social status; while for the host society it means opening up institutions and ensuring equal opportunities for migrants.…”

Section: The Diversity Of Approaches To the Concept Of Integration Anmentioning

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What can a city do for its immigrants? The Strategies of Local Governments in France

Seidlová¹

2016

Auc Geographica

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As the proportion of immigrants among the inhabitants of today's cities is growing, they have to find and form new bonds and social relations once established in their new place of residence. Their integration into the majority society can be significantly facilitated by policies implemented in their favour by local governments. This paper evaluates and compares the practices in two different French regions: in the capital of Paris and in the towns of the rural region of Basse-Normandie. The research has shown that the attitude of town halls in the cities studied is significantly influenced by the size of the immigrant population, how long it has been in the city and its composition, as well as by the political persuasion of the city leaders. The most striking difference between national level policy and that implemented in daily practice was found in the city of Paris. In the region of Basse-Normandie there was also a statistically significant correlation between the helpful attitude of the city government to the immigrants and the activity of immigrants themselves, as shown by the number of local non-profit organizations founded by immigrants. The French experience can serve as a lesson and an inspiration for cities in other parts of world.

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Section: The Diversity Of Approaches To the Concept Of Integration Anmentioning

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What can a city do for its immigrants? The Strategies of Local Governments in France

Seidlová¹

2016

Auc Geographica

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Expressed attachment to Russia and social integration: the case of young Russian speakers in Latvia, 2004–2010

Birka

2015

Journal of Baltic Studies

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What can a city do for its immigrants? The Strategies of Local Governments in France

What can a city do for its immigrants? The Strategies of Local Governments in France

Expressed attachment to Russia and social integration: the case of young Russian speakers in Latvia, 2004–2010

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