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Does Mandatory Integration Matter? Effects of Civic Requirements on Immigrant Socio-economic and Political Outcomes

Goodman, Sara Wallace, Wright, Matthew·2015·Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
DOI 10.1080/1369183x.2015.1042434
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Several Western European countries have adopted policies of mandatory integration, requiring immigrants to acquire country knowledge, language and values as conditions for immigration, settlement and citizenship. The underlying concept is that—in promoting civic skills—immigrants are better equipped to politically, socially and economically integrate. However, the question of whether civic integration is designed to be a real solution to repair integration problems has gone untested. This paper presents results, across a wide range of outcomes, which finds much more support for a symbolic narrative than a functional one. Using a unique data-set to measure civic integration policy across six waves of the European Social Survey (2002–2012), we find little evidence that these requirements produce tangible, long-term integration change. This does not diminish their significance; instead, we find requirements serve a meaningful gate-keeping role, while simultaneously repositioning the state closer to immigrant lives.

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  • Evidence to date suggests that civic integration policies are not overcoming exclusionary forms of solidarity.

    “This perhaps explains why the evidence to date suggests that civic integration policies are not overcoming exclusionary forms of solidarity (Goodman & Wright 2015; Gundelach & Traunmüller, 2014).”

    From Solidarity in diverse societies: beyond neoliberal multiculturalism and welfare chauvinism (2015) · cites this paper as Goodman & Wright 2015

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Authors
Goodman, S. W., & Wright, M.
Corresponding author
  • Goodman, Sara Wallace
  • Wright, Matthew
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2015-06-09
Volume
41
Issue
12
Pages
1885-1908
ISSN
  • 1369-183X (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-9451
DOI
10.1080/1369183x.2015.1042434
OpenAlex
W1765615466
Cited by
160
References
36
Citations by year
2026: 10 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 19 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 20 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 18 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 14 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 3
FWCI
39.80
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Migration, Refugees, and Integration
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Diaspora, migration, transnational identity
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Migration and Labor Dynamics
Keywords
immigrant integration, language requirements, citizenship requirements, civic skills, immigrant political participation, gatekeeping, European Social Survey

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