The German Migration Integration Regime - Syrian Refugees, Bureaucracy, and Inclusion

Syrian refugees who gained asylum in Germany following the so-called refugee crisis in 2015 quickly entered into an 'integration regime' which produced a binary notion of 'well integrated' migrants versus refugees falling short of the narrow social and political definitions of a 'good' refugee.
Etzel's rich ethnographic study shows how refugees navigated this conditional inclusion. While some asylum seekers gained international protection, others were left with limited agency to demand government accountability for the ever-moving target of integration.
Putting a spotlight on the inconsistencies and failings of a universal approach to integration, this is an important contribution to the wider field of migration and anthropology of the state.

About the author

Morgan Etzel is Program Officer for Anti-Racism at the Federal Agency for Civic Education in Germany.

Summary

Giving voice to the experiences of Syrian refuges who sought asylum in Germany, this ethnography puts a spotlight on how the binary notions of 'good' and 'bad' refugees produced by the regime strained the relationship between refugees and the state, revealing the inconsistencies and failings of a universal approach to integration.

Product details

• Authors: Morgan Etzel, Morgan (Federal Agency for Civic Education Etzel
• Publisher: Bristol University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.10.2023
• EAN: 9781529231236
• ISBN: 978-1-5292-3123-6
• No. of pages: 200
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 237 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 472 g
• Series: Global migration and social change; Global Migration and Social Ch
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Public law, administrative procedural law, constitutional procedural law