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Patterns of Social Integration Strategies: Mobilising 'Strong' and 'Weak' Ties of the New European Migrants
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Abstract The European mobility processes raise the issue of the integration strategies of new European migrants in their host societies. Taking stock of 154 in-depth interviews with migrants in the UK, Germany, Italy and Spain, we examine the social ties which they mobilise in order to adapt in a different s... view more
The European mobility processes raise the issue of the integration strategies of new European migrants in their host societies. Taking stock of 154 in-depth interviews with migrants in the UK, Germany, Italy and Spain, we examine the social ties which they mobilise in order to adapt in a different social environment. The division between ‘strong’ and ‘weak’ ties established in the literature is particularly useful to assess migrants’ experiences in appropriation and transformation of social capital and the variety of their pathways in the labour market. Then we critically study the relative weight of social ties and skill levels in their choice of integration strategies. At the end, four types of strategies corresponding to the types of migrants’ interactions with the home and host contexts are outlined.... view less
Keywords
Europe; migration; regional mobility; social integration; social capital; commitment
Classification
Migration, Sociology of Migration
Free Keywords
social ties
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
Page/Pages
p. 28-38
Journal
Social Inclusion, 7 (2019) 4
Issue topic
The Lived Experiences of Migration: Individual Strategies, Institutional Settings and Destination Effects in the European Mobility Process
ISSN
2183-2803
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed