Refugee-integration-opportunity structures: Shifting the focus from refugees to context

J Phillimore - Journal of Refugee Studies, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Whilst it is increasingly acknowledged that integration is 'a dynamic, two-way process of
mutual accommodation by all immigrants and residents', the focus in integration theory …

Reframing 'integration': Acknowledging and addressing five core critiques

S Spencer, K Charsley - Comparative migration studies, 2021 - Springer
Empirical and theoretical insights from the rich body of research on 'integration'in migration
studies have led to increasing recognition of its complexity. Among European scholars …

[PDF][PDF] Reconceptualising 'integration as a two-way process'

LM Klarenbeek - Migration studies, 2021 - academic.oup.com
In this article, I advocate the reconceptualisation of 'integration as a two-way process'. I
argue that integration is, fundamentally, an issue of relational inequality, and …

Geographies of migration II: Decolonising migration studies

FL Collins - Progress in Human Geography, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Migration is deeply entangled with colonialism, not only in the historical emergence of nation-
states, sovereignty and mobility but in the ongoing continuation of colonial power relations …

'Not integrated at all. Whatsoever': teachers' narratives on the integration of newly arrived refugee students in Norway

P Ringrose, GK Kristensen, I Kjelaas - International Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigates how teachers working with newly arrived adolescent refugee
students reflect on these students, their situation within the educational system and in …

Who is a Migrant? Abandoning the Nation-state Point of View in the Study of Migration

S Scheel, M Tazzioli - Migration Politics, 2022 - scipost.org
This article develops an alternative definition of a migrant that embraces the perspective of
mobility. Starting from the observation that the term 'migrant'has become a stigmatizing label …

[PDF][PDF] Deromanticising integration: On the importance of convivial disintegration

F Meissner, T Heil - Migration Studies, 2021 - academic.oup.com
In light of current experiences with migration-driven diversification, is it still conducive to
think about the effects of international migration by advocating for immigrant integration …

Who needs integration? Debating a central, yet increasingly contested concept in migration studies

S Saharso - Comparative Migration Studies, 2019 - Springer
Integration is a pivotal concept in migration studies. Yet, over time critiques have been
formulated that question the very assumptions that the concept of integration rests on …

Hybrid identity and practices to negotiate belonging: Madrid's Muslim youth of migrant origin

C Boland - Comparative Migration Studies, 2020 - Springer
A qualitative case study of self-identifying Muslim youth of migrant origin in Madrid sought to
understand how they formulated identity and employed real cultural practices in navigating …

Chronopolitics: Decolonising African Migration Studies

K Vanyoro - Critical African Studies, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This article proposes the concept of 'chronopolitics' as a heuristic for a kind of decolonial
imagination in migration studies, one that insists on structural changes as opposed to those …