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The Effects of Three Facets of National Identity and Other Socioeconomic Traits on Attitudes Towards Immigrants

Survey Program (ISSP) dataset for two different waves: 2003 and 2013. The paper aims to analyse the influence of the three facets of national identity (nationalism, political patriotism, and cultural ... their levels of openness towards immigrants, nationalism, cultural patriotism, and political patriotism. Then, the ordered probit model is applied to thoroughly examine the intricate relationships

“Welcoming Spaces”: Migration and New Communities in Marginalised Regions

contribution introduces the potentialities and limits of these initiatives to create hybrid forms of hospitality and prospects to enhance local development. It opens with a reflection on the political relevance ... governance from an international and national perspective. Second, it reflects upon the social and narrative significance of welcoming and hospitality. Considering the intersections between the political and

Local Immigrant Councils as a Form of Participation and Governance: How Institutional Design and Agency Matter

cities installed local immigrant councils, allowing newcomers to participate in the political sphere and to bring their needs and interests into the political process. Even though immigrant councils became ... unequal. Existing research has examined immigrant councils as a form of political participation and urban governance and investigated their institutional design and agency of involved actors. Yet, to date

Journey of Violence: Refugee Women’s Experiences Across Three Stages and Places

, E. , & Cusumano , E. ( 2021 ). Morally evaluating human smuggling: The case of migration to Europe . Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy , 24 ( 2 ), 133 - 156 . https ... , 2006) . In the context of becoming refugees, the violence experienced by women is influenced by various geographical, social, political, and economic contexts. Research on gender-related persecution

Solidarity with Displaced People from Ukraine in Hungary: Attitudes and Practices

terms of practical involvement and expressed attitudes. At the same time, the results also reveal the limits and vulnerabilities of civil solidarity—namely, its exposure to populist political discourses ... ; Displaced people; Refugees; Political attitudes; Caring professions; Ukraine; Hungary - Institute for Minority Studies, HUN-REN Centre for Social Sciences, Budapest, Hungary Institute for Sociology, HUN-REN

Local Migration Governance in European Shrinking Areas: a German and an Italian Case

: while in Germany, it is more structured and coordinated, with a clear distribution of roles (civil society actors follow the leadership of the political actors), in the Italian case, the leadership is ... verge in a condition of marginality, social and symbolic, towards a new political and economic centrality with a view to redevelopment and contrasting the decades-long processes of abandonment and

Framing Asylum at the Local Level: Experts’ Narratives of Conflictual Dynamics in the Post-Reception Period in Italy

Studies on the framing of the refugee crisis have focused on media and political discourses, revealing contrasting views and an increasing politicization of immigration. However, the framing-of ... governance; Local policies; Italy; Political identities; Civil society Introduction In considering migration and asylum governance at the national and European levels, studies on the discursive construction

Performing a ‘Returnee’ in Benin City, Nigeria

performativity in identity formation, I use the metaphor of a theatrical play. Initially scripted by the EU border-externalisation policies, the return-migration play has evolved to fit in local political ... political realities. On the frontstage, returnees were adjusting to the EU counter-migration agenda, testifying about the risks of irregular migration. Backstage, however, they kept pursuing their migration

The Political Integration of Immigrants: How Pre- and Postmigration Contexts Matter

This study examines the political integration of immigrants in Germany and asks whether immigrants and their descendants show similar rates of political participation and expression of political ... political integration depending on (1) whether they come from more or less authoritarian regimes and (2) whether they have experienced discrimination in the receiving context. Using data from CILS4EU-DE, with

Examining the Motivations Underlying International Students’ Migration Behaviors: the Case of Master’s Students in Spain

knowledge has not been identified before, and not returning home for political reasons. Work-related motivations for returning included not seeing job opportunities abroad and seeing higher job opportunities ... participants and was the only push factor reported by those who decided to migrate. In both cases, the reason was political instability. One was Italian, who expressed that the ascension of the far-right in the

Migration-related Factors and Settlement Service Literacy: Findings from the Multi-site Migrants’ Settlement Study

factors explained 32% of the variance in overall SSL; and 17%, 23%, 44%, 8%, 10% of the variance in knowledge, empowerment, competence, community influence, and political components of SSL respectively. SSL ... education was the only factor positively associated with the overall SSL and all SSL dimensions (except the political dimension). Employment status in Australia was also positively associated with competency

Integration (of Immigrants) in the European Courts’ Jurisprudence: Supporting a Pluralist and Rights-Based Paradigm?

political philosophy. Scholars in these social sciences have elaborated a theoretical framework on the concept of integration by taking into account not only the States’ interest in preserving their ... this analysis, the present research draws inspiration from arguments of sociology, political science, and political philosophy in order to develop a theoretical notion of integration that is used as a

Inclusion Through Political Participation, Trust from Shared Political Engagement: Children of Migrants and School Activism in Italy

xenophobic political parties and a continuing debate around migration and inclusion in different social contexts. Data consists of young migrants’ narratives, promoted and collected in 62 focus group and 118 ... introduce ‘school activism’ as the context of participation in political movements and campaigning of young migrants. School activism is an example and the context of the development of trusting relationships

“Time is on me”: Entangled Temporalities Between Italy and the Gambia

marked the colonial and postcolonial era in the Gambia, in the post-structural adjustment phase, a 22-year autocratic system, market liberalization, and mobility restrictions heavily impacted the political ... migratory endeavor (Altin, 2021; Bourdieu, 1982; Conrad Suso, 2019; Della Puppa, 2014; Monsutti, 2007) . This article draws on an ethnography on post-asylum political subjectivities and trajectories I

Editorial Introduction: The Shifting Geopolitics of Return Migration and Reintegration

circumstantial to the lives of migrants or the formal strategies of states but also as deeply embedded in the historical socio-cultural and political contexts where it takes place. In introducing a set of papers ... , incongruous legal, political and socio-economic elements, as endorsed and employed by the different stakeholders involved. Return migration; Geopolitics; Migration governance; Ontological (in) security

Cognitive Remittances and the Reintegration ‘Hump’: Changing Self-Perceptions and Positionality among Roma Returnees in Albania and Kosovo

discrimination. Reintegration is both hampered and potentially enabled by their enhanced political literacy and agency. ... enhanced political literacy and agency. Cognitive remittances; Asylum-seekers; Return migration; Reintegration hump; Roma; Albania; Kosovo Introduction This paper floats the new concept of cognitive

High-Skilled vs. Low-Skilled Migrant Women: the Use of Competencies and Knowledge—Theoretical and Political Implications: an Example of the Elderly Care Sector in Poland

migrants working in elderly care. Based on the conducted research, some political implications may be formulated. Firstly, the issue of brain waste among HSMW has to be noted. A system which would make it

Listening to the Voices of Syrian Refugee Women in Canada: an Ethnographic Insight into the Journey from Trauma to Adaptation

ethnographic research undertaken in Canada, to explore Syrian refugee women migration experiences. Also, we aim at critically examining how the intersection of gender, trauma, and violence, and the political and ... social, political, and structural challenges that they might be facing. Several systemic barriers impact the health of immigrants and refugees such as issues of language and availability of interpretation

What is the Relationship Between the Perceived Quality of Neighbourhood and the Self-reported Life Satisfaction in Immigrants Versus Natives in Europe?

, political, and social conditions is associated with a reduction of first-generation immigrants’ SWB, although they have a SWB advantage compared to natives because of their more positive societal perceptions ... ? Understanding the combinations of well-being indicators using insights from the philosophy of well-being . Social Indicators Research , 150 , 1 - 16 . Kirmanoğlu , H. , & Başlevent , C. ( 2014 ). Life

A DEA MCDM Approach Applied to ESS8 Dataset for Measuring Immigration and Refugees Citizens’ Openness

be part of the recent past history. The dilemma is gaining a lot of media attention as the public and political debate on migration is now playing an important role in all the European elections. Thus ... Russia-included in the 2016 European Social Survey; and (2) the citizens' openness towards immigrants and refugees for 22 countries (same set without Hungary). And second, the effects of political