Socio-Economic Disparities in the Integration Process of Immigrants in Western Europe

This book examines the disparities in labour market and access to social benefits between native population and migrants in Belgium, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom over the 20042016 period. The variations across countries and different migrant groups, migrants are disadvantaged in both domains.

International migration is one of the prominent facts in the contemporary world, which affects the political, socio-economic and cultural processes both in origin and destination countries. Historically, Western Europe has been one of the most attractive destinations for migrants because of the level of socio-economic development and political stability. However, there are many complex institutional, socio-economic and cultural issues to be addressed to achieve the integration of migrants and to eliminate social inequalities between the native populations and migrants in these host countries.

In this respect, this book examines some aspects of socio-economic disparities between native populations and the migrants in Belgium, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Different migration histories, labour market features and welfare state characteristics of these countries are expected to provide insight about how the integration-related and inequality-related issues emerge in diverse social and institutional settings. The study covers the empirical analyses of the disparities in the labour market and accessing the social benefits between 2004 and 2016 by using comparable cross- country survey data. These analyses attempt to demonstrate the relationships between these two domains. The study has a comparative approach, which aims at providing comparable evidence both across the countries and over time in each of the selected countries.

Autorentext

Erhan Özdemir is a social researcher with a strong background in demographic and statistical analysis. He has specialized in the analysis of issues related to income inequality and living conditions as well as migration and other demographic processes. He has been a member of the research teams of the EU-funded projects such as "Social Situation Monitor" and "Study on the Adequacy and Sustainability of Social Protection Systems: Attitudes in the EU". He is currently a PhD candidate in Ghent University, Faculty of Political and Social Sciences, Department of Sociology.

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List of tables List of figures Introduction Are immigrant employees disadvantaged in western Europe? The differentiation in the permanency of the jobs between the migrants and the native population The differentiation in having jobs with fixed- term contracts between migrants and the native- born employees: A comparative analysis for six European countries The variation in the social benefits receipts and return to employment across non- working adults Context effects on socio- economic disparities between migrants and natives Conclusion and discussion Appendix: Description of the social benefits in study counties according to MISSOC data Annex tables References Index