Discussion Of Integration Research Articles

Sociale boulimia en ‘de Marokkaan van hier’: de invloed van insluiting en uitsluiting op sociale identiteit en thuisgevoel van ‘Marokkanen’ in Nederland

Dutch people with a Moroccan migration background in the Netherlands have to deal with social exclusion, due to a ‘moral panic’ about Moroccans, and social inclusion, due to an existing ‘integration discourse’, at the same time. These two co-existing social processes (social bulimia) influence the social identity and the sense of home of Dutch people with a Moroccan migration background in the Netherlands. This article first examines this impact on social identity and a sense of home, and secondly, to what extent the exclusionary process of a moral panic disrupts the inclusionary process of 'integration' as desired and propagated by Dutch government and society, on an individual level. These questions were answered with 38 qualitative interviews with, and (offline and online) participant observations among young men with a Moroccan migration background aged 15 to 35 in the Netherlands. This research shows that these processes lead to five types of responses with regard to social identity: explicitly disidentifying as Dutch and explicitly identifying as Moroccan, claiming identification as Dutch, constructing a specific bricolage identity, and allowing other identifications to prevail to reduce uncertainty regarding identity. In addition, it shows that despite the experienced social exclusion, these young men feel strongly connected with the Dutch and the Netherlands in all kinds of ways and perceive and experience the Netherlands as their 'home'. Finally, it becomes clear that the social inclusion desired by the Dutch government and society at large is disturbed by the social exclusion of ‘Moroccans’ in public discourse and in daily interactions, and that their sense of home counterbalances this disruption, but not enough to give them the feeling that they are part of Dutch society.

СЛОВОТВІРНИЙ ПОТЕНЦІАЛ ДЕВЕРБАТИВІВ В ЄВРОІНТЕГРАЦІЙНОМУ ДИСКУРСІ: МОРФОНОЛОГІЧНИЙ АСПЕКТ

The article is devoted to the study of the derivational potential of verb derivatives in the European integration discourse. This study identifies and characterizes the word-forming and morphonological features of verb derivatives at the explicit and implicit levels in Ukrainian scientific and journalistic texts related to the European integration of Ukraine. The purpose of the article is to analyze the morphonological-formative word-forming markers of verb derivatives in texts related to the European integration of Ukraine. The relevance of the topic is determined by the in-depth and comprehensive study of the European integration issues in Ukraine within texts of various styles, both explicitly and implicitly, in Ukrainian scientific and journalistic texts, focusing on the word-forming and mornophonological aspect. The texts dedicated to the European integration of Ukraine present productive types of deverbatives of substantive, verbative and adjectival blocks. The analysis of morphonological-formative word-forming markers of verb derivatives provides a description of the morphonological facts of deriving words using morphonological rules. The texts predominantly feature derivational and stylistic means characteristic of the modern Ukrainian language. Word formation of deverbatives in the European integration texts reflects the tendencies of intellectualization and democratization as factors of language development. The functioning and active usage of verb derivatives in the European integration discourse is explained by taking into account the societal needs for nominating processes, objectified actions, and phenomena with pragmatic orientation, as well as their utilization in scientific and journalistic styles. The narratives of the linguistic markers on social networks regarding the European integration of Ukraine mostly coincide with the narratives of the Ukrainian official media.

Review of the Manuscript of the Collective Monograph “Media Science Studies in European Integration Discourse of Ukraine”

Review of the Manuscript of the Collective Monograph “Media Science Studies in European Integration Discourse of Ukraine”

Review of the Manuscript of the Collective Monograph “Media Science Studies in European Integration Discourse of Ukraine”

Review of the Manuscript of the Collective Monograph “Media Science Studies in European Integration Discourse of Ukraine”

NEW VISION OF CONCEPT EUROPE (A LINGUISTIC PERSPECTIVE)

This article presents a study of the concept EUROPE, done in the area of cognitive linguistics. The concept EUROPE is considered a conceptual quantum of structured knowledge, possessing of different meanings. The article analyzes the concept EUROPE from a linguistic point of view, which allowed to reveal a number of specific features of its semantics, to get a more comprehensive and diverse view of it by constructing cognitive schemes implementing concept EUROPE, as well as to identify basic metaphorical models. Involvement of methods of conceptual analysis allows to present the analised concept in the form of a certain conceptual model, a special way organized conceptual scheme. With the help of the conceptual model of the Subject frame the cognitive dynamics of the concept development in the European integration discourse is revealed.
 Political metaphor is one of the most common and effective policy tools. The research material is characterized by the use of metaphors belonging to such basic types, which are related to the reference spheres as the sociomorphic sphere, the anthropomorphic sphere, the sphere of artifacts and the sphere of nature. Conceptual metaphors of European integration discourse use in their codes the conceptual fields “space”, “travel”, “movement”, “construction”, “work results”, “family relations”, “nature”, “sports”, “art”, etc.

Inclusive Resettlement? Integration Pathways of Resettled Refugees With Disabilities in Germany and Canada

The purpose of this article is to explore the existing intersectional knowledge on integration and resettlement of refugees with disabilities in two of the top five resettlement countries in the world, Germany and Canada. There is limited research on the intersection of migration and disability, especially in the context of refugee resettlement. Reflecting the dominant pathways of migration in each country, what little research there is focuses on asylum seekers in Germany, and immigrants in Canada. The review describes settlement programs in each country. We draw from the global literature around forced migration and disability, as well as disability and migration more broadly in each country, to enhance the limited existing research and conduct an intersectional analysis at the level of systems, discourses and subjective narratives. Findings highlight three dominant themes that weave across all three levels: being a “burden” on society, being invisible, and agency and resistance. Finally, drawing from the theoretical stance of Disability Studies, critical, and holistic integration theories we discuss how this intersectional analysis highlights the importance of reshaping the policies, discourse and definition of integration, and the consequences this can have on research, service delivery, and evaluation of integration and resettlement.

Gender and the Integration of Newcomers in Merkel’s Germany

In a stark departure from the historical stance that Germany is “not a country of immigration”, Angela Merkel has made it a priority to welcome and integrate newcomers into German society. Over the course of her four terms, various Merkel-led governments have paid increased attention to the integration of newcomers, and specifically to the integration of women and girls. Drawing on key documents, including the four coalition agreements, I identify three different phases in the incorporation of gender into German integration policy. I also find evidence of several different, yet at times overlapping frames which shape the ways in which gender is framed into the integration discourse. Drawing on two case studies, I then draw attention to the fact that the shifts in discursive and policy frames at the federal level, are not immediately evident in policy initiatives as. As such, barriers to the integration of women and girls remain, even though Merkel has made this a central priority in her governments

Provincializing “immigrant integration”: privileged migration to Nairobi and the problem of integration

ABSTRACT Immigrant integration is a key concern in migration research. Yet, recent critiques argue that “immigrant integration” amounts to a neo-colonial form of governance and that scholarship needs to study the discourse of integration, rather than operationalize integration as analytical tool. Drawing on ethnographic research in Nairobi, this article engages and develops these critiques in two ways. It discusses how the notion “integration” is used as a “category of practice” in relation to privileged migrants, so-called expats, in ways that reflect personal anxieties and aspirations, uneven power relations and structural inequalities. Further, the article suggests “provincializing” integration as a way forward: (re)visiting “integration discourse” from its constitutive objects, others, and silences. This requires placing more centrally the voices of those assumedly in need of integration and examining how integration is formulated, practized and contested also in relation to privileged migration and in the Global South.

The Rule of Law Conflict between Poland and the EUin the Light of Two Integration Discourses:Neofunctionalism and Intergovernmentalism.Study of MEPs Narratives

The Rule of Law Conflict between Poland and the EUin the Light of Two Integration Discourses:Neofunctionalism and Intergovernmentalism.Study of MEPs Narratives

Enhancing personal and social development through centre-based sport in the context of rural poverty

Despite the growing attention and acknowledgements of the beneficial nature of sport, many South African children still lack access to physical education (PE), physical activity or sport. Many barriers exist that hinder the facilitation of quality PE and sport participation for children in impoverished environments. This research aims to determine the effects of a PE and sport programme offered by local (change) agents at selected schools and a community centre, and to report on a whole-of-school community approach within the context of an impoverished rural community in South Africa. The explorative and descriptive research design of this study utilised qualitative research methods to capture local voices guided by inductive reasoning and rich narrative descriptions. Interviews and focus groups were conducted with two principals from a primary and secondary school, as well as 16 learners (eight per school type), two implementers and two stakeholder representatives. Qualitative data was triangulated with observations and field notes. The main findings report on the various benefits and barriers, whilst contributing to the discourse of school-community integration.

Towards a differentiated notion of the mainstream: superdiversity and residents’ conceptions of immigrant integration

ABSTRACT Recent critiques of integration and superdiversity scholarship pointed out a need to pay more attention to the positioning of established residents, also referred to as 'the mainstream', and to develop novel understandings of urban residents’ reactions to and contestations of the presence of newcomers. Drawing on ethnographic insights from 2015 in a large German city, this article identifies a spectrum of reactions to the installation of a large reception centre for asylum seekers among residents involved in a neighbourhood renewal programme. It delineates how established residents themselves mobilize an integration discourse, associate newcomers with an economic burden and rely on the state for integrating them. Drawing on the notion of ‘Emplacement’, the article highlights how established residents’ occupation with newcomers' integration can be understood in relation to their activity of carving out their place in contemporary diverse and stratified urban environments.

Transformation of Sociocultural Integration Policy and Inherent Political Theories in the United Kingdom: A Way Forward

The contemporary integration policies (Community Cohesion Agenda [CCA]) of the United Kingdom have been criticized for their foundational weaknesses, conceptual inadequacies, myopic views with regard to the complexity of the issue, lack of evidence, and so on. Vast majority of the studies conducted to verify this discourse have been done in the line of theoretical arguments of diversity management rather than exploring their connections to a target community in reality. This study aims at establishing a linkage between the growing theoretical arguments of the integration discourse with empirical data in light of the policy framework of the CCA. We have selected the fastest growing Bangladeshi community of the CCA-adapted Aston City of Birmingham as the representative group of the ethnic minority communities of the United Kingdom. Qualitative data collection approach has been followed, where primary in-depth interviews were conducted on various policy actors, social workers, faith leaders, and Bangladeshi residents of Aston. The entire policy instrument, starting from its broad purposes to operational strategies, has been severely challenged by both residents of the community and relevant policy-implementing bodies in Aston. CCA policies appear to be largely inclined toward the interculturalism/communitarianism ideology rather than to multiculturalism. However, the empirical evidence shows that the need for multiculturalism, to be more specific—Bristol School of Multiculturalism, as a political theory remains in the integration discourse in the context of the United Kingdom. Findings are expected to have implications on practitioners and policy makers in designing diversity management policy instruments by having a wider synthesized view on both theoretical argument and empirical data.

Discourses of Integration in Antwerp

ABSTRACT Integration is a co-constructive process that involves the erection of structures, relationship building, and circulation of communal discourses. Utilizing observation and interviews, I critically examine the everyday discursive construction of integration in Antwerp, Belgium, which has one of the largest immigrant populations in Europe. Antwerp has established systems of integration lauded by many as a model for other nations to follow. Yet, integration is subsequently constructed as a form of agentic payment owed by immigrants prior to being socially accepted, central to three integration dictums (Learn the Language, Get a Job, and Adapt Culturally) I deconstruct in this paper.

When ‘Self-Sufficiency’ Is Not Sufficient: Refugee Integration Discourses of US Resettlement Actors and the Offer of Refuge

Abstract Resettlement in a third country is fundamental in the protection of displaced persons, yet the offer of refuge encompasses more than mere admission into a country. In the US, various resettlement organizations provide arrival services; however, the resettlement programme’s ability to support long-term integration is restricted by an emphasis on economic self-sufficiency. Resettlement practices are shaped by the integration discourses of multiple resettlement actors, a term encompassing expectations, aspirations, and conceptions of ‘ideal’ refugee integration. This article explores the work of resettlement agencies and refugee ‘third sector’ organizations (RTSOs) by examining three organizations in a southeastern US city. Contesting government expectations of rapid ‘self-sufficiency’, RTSOs expand the offer of refuge provided in resettlement. They provide opportunities for social contact between volunteers and refugees and prioritize the formation of community and relationships. However, these organizations also reproduce neoliberal discourses of integration, ultimately constraining possibilities for expanded refugee integration.

Islamization in the Discourse of Islamic Economics Integration

The model of science integration is conducted with different approaches. One model of integration in Islamic economics is the Islamization approach. This study aims to describe Islamization as an integrated approach in the field of Islamic economics. This study is a literature review supported by data and analysis with main sources from books, articles and websites. The research findings show that the Islamization has an impact on the development of scientific disciplines. In the midst of the strong offer of various integration paradigms, the Islamization as the mainstream approach is relevant to development of Islamic scientific integration, including Islamic economics. To realize the integration of Islamic economics, activists of Islamization must continue formulating theories and develop methodologies of Islamic economics with an integrative paradigm. The implication of this study is that the efforts are still needed so that Islam is not only a tool of justification for economic theory in the process of the movement of science Islamization.

The Association between Pre- and Post-Migration Wellbeing Factors with Integration among Russian, Somali, and Kurdish Origin Women in Finland

Pre- and post-migration related factors are likely to influence integration outcomes of migrants. This study aimed to investigate which pre-migration factors (basic education and potentially traumatic experiences) and post-migration wellbeing factors (quality of life and loneliness) are associated with integration outcomes (employment status, language skills, voting, media use, having host country’s native friends, participation inleisure activities) of migrant background men and women. The Finnish Migrant Health and Wellbeing Study (Maamu) was used, including working-aged adults of Russian, Somali, and Kurdish origin. Each integration outcome was analysed by each predictive factor with logistic regression, separately for the three groups and separately for men and women. The integration outcomes were somewhat differently associated with pre- and post-migration factors in the different groups. All these aspects are important to be taken into account in integration discourse to promote both integration and social wellbeing.

Diversity-mainstreaming in times of ageing and migration: implementation paradoxes in municipal aged care provision

ABSTRACT Accompanying a shift from multiculturalism to assimilation in integration discourse, several European immigration countries have shifted from multiculturalist to diversity-mainstreaming policies in the aged care sector. This paper answers the question to what extent diversity-mainstreaming policies provided scope for crafting care provision that is responsive to the needs of ethnic minority elders. To study the implementation of diversity-mainstreaming policies in aged care we conducted a two-year qualitative study in Nijmegen and The Hague, The Netherlands. We identified a mix of mainstreamed and ethno-specific aged care provision which reflected stakeholders’ ongoing practical concern with diversity among ethnic minority elders. Nevertheless, we found diversity-mainstreaming policies to be plagued by implementation paradoxes. In some interpretations, ‘diversity’ inhibited concrete action to address inequality experienced by ethnic minorities. When ‘diversity’ did provide space to tailor services, these were framed as temporary responses to the language barriers of the current generation of ethnic minority elders. We found this assimilationist framing to undermine long-term investment in the local knowledge needed to reach minority elders. We suggest that policymakers renew support for ethno-specific services and intercultural expertise to successfully meet the diverse care needs of current and future generations of older minority populations.

Contextualising the Socialisation of Muslim Minorities within Parental Upbringing Values in the Netherlands

Abstract The objective of the present review article is to position the role of parents from Muslim backgrounds in shaping the participation and socialisation of their children in Dutch society. It particularly seeks to contextualise the topic among Moroccan-Dutch parents from a cultural perspective by discussing gender issues, religiosity, identity and parental upbringing. The review begins by providing a context on Moroccan-Dutch migration history, religious and cultural background, and socio-economic status. It aims to explore the relationship between the transmission of parental upbringing and the socialisation of children by discussing the representation of Muslims in the media, the portrayal of Muslim women in the integration discourse, markers of identity and sense of belonging, and the impact of parental upbringing values.

Migration, culture contact and the complexity of coexistence

This paper covers a part of a larger qualitative and participatory study on the integration of asylum seekers and refugees hosted in the Province of Lecco, Northern Italy. Their embodied experience as newcomers and the daily relationships with space, with others, and with the public discourse is the main focus of the paper. The notion of coexistence, its struggles, constraints and possibilities, is addressed following Bateson’s work on culture contact and a systemic theoretical framework. The discourse of integration is deconstructed and challenged, re-imagining the outcome of culture contact as the unpredictable effect of complex, relational, and entangled processes of interaction. Newcomers’ movements in the physical and symbolic space are studied with aesthetic and generative methods, inspired by the spatial and sensory turns in social sciences. The methodology is multiple and layered: interviews, focus groups, narrative aesthetic workshops and sensobiographic walks are used to chronicle and interpret narratives of coexistence, at a micro, meso, and macro level.

The time-course of generating discourse-level representations in Tunisian Arabic: Effects of task demands on detecting character-attribute anomalies

ABSTRACT One of the major aims of discourse-processing literature is to understand whether and when readers form discourse-level representations online. To test this, two word-by-word, self-paced reading experiments investigated the time course of integrating incoming information about the protagonist into the unfolding discourse-level representation in Tunisian Arabic (L1) and the role played by task demands in such integration. Discourse-level anomalies related to character-attribute information of the protagonist were examined under the comprehension instruction alone (Experiment 1) and under the condition of adopting-the-protagonist-perspective instruction (Experiment 2). The present experiments revealed two major results: (1) Global coherence is not maintained online in the absence of specific goals in L1 text processing; that is, readers integrate incoming information into the unfolding discourse representation online when engaged in deep processing, which shows that task demands modulate L1 text processing. (2) Such online integration is delayed until wrap-up positions are formed. This resulted in a revisited model defining what might modulate the occurrence of online integrative discourse processes.