Integration: 12 Proposals

Developing the critique of notions of the “integration of immigrants”, twelve propositions are advanced to diagnose the methodological nationalism of mainstream approaches. The concept of “integration” contains assumptions about the nature and functioning of modern society which, in a post-industria...

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Main Author: Favell Adrian
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Sciendo 2021-03-01
Series:Swiss Journal of Sociology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/sjs-2021-0006
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Integration: 12 Proposals
Swiss Journal of Sociology
integration
assimilation
immigration
global inequalities
critique
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title Integration: 12 Proposals
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title_full Integration: 12 Proposals
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publisher Sciendo
series Swiss Journal of Sociology
issn 2297-8348
publishDate 2021-03-01
description Developing the critique of notions of the “integration of immigrants”, twelve propositions are advanced to diagnose the methodological nationalism of mainstream approaches. The concept of “integration” contains assumptions about the nature and functioning of modern society which, in a post-industrial and post-colonial context, are falsely trapped within the normative bounds of thinking for the nation-state. An alternate empirical operationalisation is suggested that would render traditional types of assimilation and integration research obsolete.
topic integration
assimilation
immigration
global inequalities
critique
url https://doi.org/10.2478/sjs-2021-0006
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