Debate | 27/03/2009
by Nikola Richter
Increasingly debates about integration in Europe are focusing on immigrants' ability to speak the language of their new country. Will we soon see a situation where being able to speak the language becomes a requirement for being granted residence or citizenship? » more
Links | 25/03/2009
Cultural differences are often regarded as the reason why integration processes fail. The European press has been considering what role issues like headscarves, the sharia, polygamy and of course religion play in understanding between different cultures. » more
Links | 18/03/2009
The third generation of immigrants now lives in Europe, whose parents and grandparents often came as guest workers or seeking political asylum. What challenges does this cohabitation bring? A link list on failed integration, positive models and possible solutions. » more
Debate | 19/02/2009
by Annette Birschel
Dutch right-wing populists such as Geert Wilders are calling for a ban on the Koran, while Rotterdam has elected Europe's first immigrant mayor. The debate on integration in the Netherlands has become a broad-based discussion on the place of Islam in Western societies. » more
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