
The German Migration Integration Regime
Syrian Refugees, Bureaucracy, and Inclusion
Morgan Etzel(Author)
Bristol University Press
1st Edition
Published on 23. October 2023
Book
Hardback
200 pages
978-1-5292-3123-6 (ISBN)
Description
Syrian refugees who gained asylum in Germany following the so-called refugee crisis in 2015 quickly entered into an 'integration regime' which produced a binary notion of 'well integrated' migrants versus refugees falling short of the narrow social and political definitions of a 'good' refugee.
Etzel's rich ethnographic study shows how refugees navigated this conditional inclusion. While some asylum seekers gained international protection, others were left with limited agency to demand government accountability for the ever-moving target of integration.
Putting a spotlight on the inconsistencies and failings of a universal approach to integration, this is an important contribution to the wider field of migration and anthropology of the state.
Etzel's rich ethnographic study shows how refugees navigated this conditional inclusion. While some asylum seekers gained international protection, others were left with limited agency to demand government accountability for the ever-moving target of integration.
Putting a spotlight on the inconsistencies and failings of a universal approach to integration, this is an important contribution to the wider field of migration and anthropology of the state.
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Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Bristol
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Not illustrated
Dimensions
Height: 237 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
472 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5292-3123-6 (9781529231236)
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Person
Morgan Etzel is Program Officer for Anti-Racism at the Federal Agency for Civic Education in Germany.
Content
Introduction
Part 1: Arrival, Processing, Status
1. The Path to Asylum
2. Asylum Decisions and What Followed Thereafter
Part 2: Integration
3. Young Refugee Men: Saarbruecken
4. Families: Osnabrueck and Hameln
Part 3: Stagnation, Independence, Dependence
5. Institutionalized Integration: Munich and Kassel
6. Pathways Forward and Pathways Uncertain
Conclusion
Part 1: Arrival, Processing, Status
1. The Path to Asylum
2. Asylum Decisions and What Followed Thereafter
Part 2: Integration
3. Young Refugee Men: Saarbruecken
4. Families: Osnabrueck and Hameln
Part 3: Stagnation, Independence, Dependence
5. Institutionalized Integration: Munich and Kassel
6. Pathways Forward and Pathways Uncertain
Conclusion