Evaluating migrant integration: Political attitudes across generations in Europe

Rahsaan Maxwell

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    Abstract

    This article engages debates about migrant integration by analyzing political trust and satisfaction in 24 European countries. The evidence suggests that first-generation migrants have the most positive attitudes, while native-origin and second-generation migrant-origin individuals have similar political trust and satisfaction scores. To explain these outcomes, I focus on the importance of subjective integration factors related to the stages of migration. I claim that first-generation migrants, who have gone through the disruptive process of changing countries, will have lower expectations and be more likely to have positive evaluations of the host society. In comparison, native-origin and second-generation migrant-origin individuals have been raised in the same society and are likely to share perspectives toward that society's political institutions.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)25-52
    Number of pages28
    JournalInternational Migration Review
    Volume44
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Mar 2010

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Demography
    • Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)

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