Artikel

Attitudes Towards Immigrants, Other Integration Barriers, and Their Veracity

Purpose -- The purpose of this paper is to study opinions and attitudes towards immigrants and minorities and their interactions with other barriers to minorities' economic integration. Specifically, the minority experts' own perceptions about these issues, the veracities and repercussions of unfavorable attitudes of natives are to be considered. Design/methodology/approach -- Employing newly available data from the IZA Expert Opinion Survey 2007 main trends in the integration situation of ethnic minorities in Europe are depicted in a comparative manner. Findings -- Robust findings show that: ethnic minorities face integration problems; natives' general negative attitudes are a key factor of their challenging situation; discrimination is acknowledged as the single most important integration barrier; low education and self-confidence as well as cultural differences also hinder integration; minorities want change and that it comes about by policies based on the principle of equal treatment. Research limitations/implications -- Future research should not only investigate how negative attitudes are formed but also study their dynamics with respect to integration policies. Practical implications -- Well-designed integration policies, that take the specific situation of the respective ethnic minority into account, are persistent and enforcement of anti-discrimination laws is desirable. Originality/value -- Using a unique dataset, the innovative study is the first to gauge the perspectives of expert stakeholders and ethnic minorities on their integration situation and the main barriers that hinder it.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Journal: International Journal of Manpower ; ISSN: 0143-7720 ; Volume: 30 ; Year: 2009 ; Issue: 1/2 ; Pages: 5-14 ; Bingley: Emerald

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
Labor Discrimination
Labor Discrimination: Public Policy
Thema
Immigrants
Racial discrimination
Employee attitudes
Integration
Employee involvement
Labour market

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Constant, Amelie F.
Kahanec, Martin
Zimmermann, Klaus F.
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Emerald
(wo)
Bingley
(wann)
2009

DOI
doi:10.1108/01437720910948357
Handle
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  • Artikel

Beteiligte

  • Constant, Amelie F.
  • Kahanec, Martin
  • Zimmermann, Klaus F.
  • Emerald

Entstanden

  • 2009

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