Integration
Thanks to their dual cultural and linguistic background, New Europeans have long contributed to the economic, cultural and social development of European cities.
Dirk Jacobs, Professor in Sociology at the ULB, discussed the link between education and the labour market, self-employment among migrants, and voting patterns of people with a migrant background.
Political participation, especially at the local level, is seen as one of the most effective tools in fostering integration for foreign citizens. To know more about this relevant issue, we interviewed Stefanie André, PhD-Researcher at Tilburg University.
Patrick A. Taran is a globally recognized specialist on migration and migrants’ human rights.
What are you: German or Turkish? A fundamental change in Germany’s integration policies might soon make it possible to answer: Both.