Author: Anita Manatschal
Freedom of movement is a cornerstone of European integration. EU citizens have the right to live and work in other member states and, in principle, should receive equal treatment when accessing public services. Yet in practice, this does not only depend on everyday interactions with public administrations but, as our ...
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Die Positionen für oder gegen das Stimmrecht für Ausländer*innen sind im öffentlichen Diskurs parteipolitisch abgesteckt. Doch was sagt die Wissenschaft zu einem möglichen Nutzen des Stimmrechts für die Integration zugewanderter Personen? Die Suche nach einer Antwort gestaltet sich, wie in den Sozialwissenschaften üblich, komplex, führt jedoch zu einem nuancierten und
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EU Citizenship guarantees the same rights to all mobile EU citizens who move to another member state. And yet, as a recent study by Christian Adam, Xavier Fernández-i-Marín, Oliver James, Anita Manatschal, Carolin Rapp and Eva Thomann indicates, some EU citizens are more likely than others to face discrimination when ...
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Increasing global migration streams challenge social cohesion. The present blog contribution describes several lines of research examining how social norms shape the ways both national majorities in destination countries and immigrants react to increased diversity and its consequences. Overall, this research shows how social norms operating at the national and
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„Social cohesion is threatened in Western democracies in times of mobility and migration.” Such concerns are raised both privately and publicly and often linked to fears of a crisis of the nation state. Yet, what is meant by social cohesion in the first place? If defined as connectedness between individuals,
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