Sociopolitical Conditions and Migrant Integration in Western Europe - The Effects of Political Polarization and Discriminatory Climates on Integration Outcomes

This book brings new insight from social psychology to explore migrant integration in Western Europe. Through a series of survey studies it illustrates the importance of sociopolitical conditions, such as political polarization and discriminatory climates, for understanding cross-national variation in migrant integration outcomes. The author investigates how migrants integrate; what factors facilitate or hinder successful integration; and how successes and failures along the way affect subsequent integration outcomes. An inspiring read for researchers and students alike interested in migration studies, political behaviour, social psychology, and international policy, this book aims to promote more effective migrant integration policies within the European Union and elsewhere.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Migrant Integration in Western Europe: Convergence in Policies, But Not in Outcomes.- Chapter 2: Setting the Stage: Definitions, Previous Literature and Gaps Therein.- Chapter 3: Filling the Gaps: Theorizing the Effects of Sociopolitical Conditions on Integration Outcomes.- Chapter 4: Research Design: Testing the Hypotheses.- Chapter 5: Results I: The Importance of Sociopolitical Conditions.- Chapter 6: Results II: Psychological Mechanisms Underlying Integration.- Chapter 7: Results III: Feedback Effects and Cyclical Integration Processes.- Chapter 8: Conclusion: Researching (and Improving) Integration Outcomes in Western Europe.

About the author

Michael Neureiter is an Assistant Professor at the Chair of Comparative Political Science at LMU Munich, Germany. His research interests include migration and migrant integration, democratization and human rights, public opinion and extremist views, and European politics.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Neureiter
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2025
• EAN: 9783031788161
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3178816-1
• No. of pages: 199
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 15 mm x 210 mm
• Weight: 380 g
• Illustrations: XVIII, 199 p. 11 illus., 6 illus. in color.
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; Migration, Sozialpsychologie, Öffentliche Verwaltung, Migration, Einwanderung und Auswanderung, Arbeits-, Wirtschafts- und Organisationspsychologie, European Politics, Bevölkerung und Migrationsgeographie, Social Integration, European Union, Social Psychology, Work and Organizational Psychology, Migration Policy, Sociology of Migration, Social Discrimination, Human Migration, SDG10, Labor Market Success, Socio-Cultural Integration, Behaviour Modification Theory, Political Integration, Migrant Integration, economic integration