| ID | 134335 |
| Title Proper | Immigration, segregation and social cohesion |
| Other Title Information | is the ‘German model’ fraying at the edges? |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Loch, Dietmar |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In this article, we analyse immigrant integration against the background of German society’s social cohesion. First, we examine the integration process and policies with regard to the integration of first-generation labour migrants into the German ‘national society’ since the 1960s. Even though these ‘guest workers’ were confronted to ethnic and political exclusion owing to the so-called German integration model, they experienced socio-economic integration and, at the local level, some form of political participation. Secondly, we analyse the policies and the integration process of immigrant youth, specifically those of Turkish descent, into contemporary German society, the social cohesion of which is impeded by social exclusion and urban segregation. Our hypothesis is that – in spite of a long-standing refusal to recognise itself as an immigration country – Germany has to some extent incorporated its migrants and achieved an integration consensus, while paradoxically, national integration models in several other Western European countries are currently going through a deep crisis. |
| `In' analytical Note | Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power vol. 21, No.6; Dec.2014: p.675-692 |
| Journal Source | Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power 2014-12 21, 6 |
| Key Words | Migration ; Immigration ; Integration ; Segregation ; Industrial Society ; Transnationalism ; Social Cohesion ; Integration Policies ; Urban Policies ; German model ; Urban Segregation ; Parallel Society ; German Society |