Simulating Acculturation Dynamics Between Migrants and Locals in Relation to Network Formation

Abstract: International migration implies the coexistence of different ethnic and cultural groups in the receiving country. The refugee crisis of 2015 has resulted in critical levels of opinion polarization on the question of whether to welcome migrants, causing clashes in receiving countries. This scenario emphasizes the need to better understand the dynamics of mutual adaptation between locals and migrants, and the conditions that favor successful integration. Agent-based simulations can help achieve this goal. In this work, we introduce our model MigrAgent and our preliminary results. The model synthesizes the dynamics of migration intake and post-migration adaptation. It explores the different acculturation outcomes that can emerge from the mutual adaptation of a migrant population and a local population depending on their degree of tolerance. With parameter sweeping, we detect how different acculturation strategies can coexist in a society and in different degrees among various subgroup

Location
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch
Notes
Preprint
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Social Science Computer Review ; 37 (2019) ; 1-22

Classification
Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie, Anthropologie

Event
Veröffentlichung
(where)
Mannheim
(when)
2019
Creator
Paolillo, Rocco
Jager, Wander

URN
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-61092-1
Rights
Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Paolillo, Rocco
  • Jager, Wander

Time of origin

  • 2019

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