The European Second Generation Compared: Does the Integration Context Matter? (IMISCOE Research) - Softcover

Crul, Maurice; Schneider, Jens; Lelie, Frans

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9089644431 ISBN 13: 9789089644435

Publisher: Routledge, 2014

Synopsis

Integration of newcomers is a major 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 timely book offers cross-national comparisons and a new perspective on the position of the European second generation in education, labour, social relations, religion and identity formation, drawing on data collected by the TIES survey in fifteen cities across eight European countries.

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About the Author

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.

From the Back Cover

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

From the Inside Flap

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9089644431
• ISBN 13: 9789089644435
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 416