Politics of (Dis)Integration

Sophie Hinger is a research assistant and doctoral student at the Department of Geography and a member of the Institute of International Migration and Intercultural Relations (IMIS) at the University of Osnabrück. Her doctoral research focuses on the negotiations between local administrations, civil society groups and other actors around the reception and participation of refugees across time in one mid-sized German city. She holds a European Joint Degree in “International Migration and Social Cohesion” from the University of Amsterdam, the University of Deusto and the University of Osnabrück and a B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences from the University College Maastricht. Reinhard Schweitzer is a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Department of Political Science at the University of Vienna, where he holds a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship and is part of the research group INEX - The Politics of Inclusion and Exclusion. He recently completed a PhD in Migration Studies at the University of Sussex and is associated with the Sussex Centre for Migration Research (SCMR) in Brighton, UK. His doctoral research focused on the ‘micro-management’ of the contradictions underlying the public provision of healthcare, education and social assistance to migrants living irregularly in London and Barcelona. His current project ‘REvolTURN’ looks at the role and functioning of ‘voluntariness’ within the management of migrant return from Austria and the UK. He also holds an M.A. in Migration Studies/Human Geography, as well as degrees in Political Science and Sociology from the University of Innsbruck, and has spent extensive study and research periods in Santiago de Chile, San José (Costa Rica), Barcelona and London.

• Acknowledgements.- Contributors.- Politics of (dis)integration - An Introduction: Michael Collyer, Sophie Hinger and Reinhard Schweitzer.- Integration through Disintegration? The Distinction between Deserving and Undeserving Refugees in National and Local Integration Policies in Germany: Sophie Hinger.- Integration as an Essentially Contested Concept: Questioning the Assumptions behind the National Roma Integration Strategies of Italy and Spain: Tina Magazzini.- Can Integration be Temporary? The (Dis)Integration of Temporary Migrant Workers in Canada and the UK: Şahizer Samuk.- From Everyday Racist Incidents at Work to Institutional Racism: Migrant and Minority-Ethnic Workers’ Experiences in Older-Age Care: Nina Sahraoui.- Returning for (Dis)Integration in the Labour Market? The Careers of Labour Migrants Returning to Poland from the United Kingdom: Mateusz Karolak.- How Inclusive Institutions Enforce Exclusive Immigration Rules: Mainstream Public Service Provision and the Implementation of a Hostile Environment for Irregular Migrants Living in Britain: Reinhard Schweitzer.- Jewish Immigrants in Israel: Disintegration within Integration?: Amandine Desille.- Denying, While Demanding Integration: An Analysis of the Integration Paradox in Malta and Refugees’ Coping Strategies: Sarah Nimführ, Laura Otto and Gabriel Samateh.- Governing Migrants and Refugees in Hungary: Politics of Spectacle, Negligence and Solidarity in a Securitising State: Céline Cantat.- Conclusions: Perspectives and Puzzles in Researching Politics of (Dis)Integration: Violetta Zentai.