The European Second Generation Compared: Does the Integration Context Matter? (International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion in Europe) - Softcover

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Maurice Crul is is the founder and general coordinator of the international project 'The Integration of the European Second Generation' (TIES). Jens Schneider is senior researcher at the Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies at the University of Osnabrück. Frans Lelie is TIES project manager.

Maurice Crul is is the founder and general coordinator of the international project 'The Integration of the European Second Generation' (TIES).Jens Schneider is senior researcher at the Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies at the University of Osnabrück.Frans Lelie is TIES project manager.

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De kinderen van nieuwkomers in Europa vormen een snel groeiende en vaak opvallende groep jongeren, maar toch is er nauwelijks vergelijkend onderzoek naar gedaan. Voor dit boek werd op grote schaal informatie verzameld op het gebied van onderwijs, werk, sociale relaties, religie en identiteitsvorming. Daardoor ontstaat een helder beeld van de positi

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Integration of newcomers is a foremost challenge for contemporary Europe. The second generation children born of immigrant parentage is crucial in this process, for they constitute a growing and increasingly vocal segment of the metropolitan youth. This book offers an unprecedented look at the real-life place and position of the European second generation in education, labour, social relations, religion and identity formation. Using data collected by the TIES survey in fifteen cities across eight European countries, the authors paint a vivid picture of how the children of immigrants from Turkey, Morocco and former Yugoslavia are progressing. Their findings and cross-national comparisons are demographically compelling and at times revelational.