Exclusion and Marginalisation as a Barrier to the Integration of Immigrants in European Culturally and Ethnically Diverse Societies

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https://doi.org/10.12797/RM.02.2022.12.08

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immigrants, integration, discrimination, multiculturalism, Western Europe, the Netherlands

Abstract

The integration of immigrants and refugees (especially since the migration crisis) has become the axis of socio-political discourse around the world. As the acceptance of new arrivals by host societies has come to question, the countries of the European Union (especially the so-called old Union) have found themselves at a crossroads. On the one hand, they want to adhere to their traditions and values such as tolerance and openness to “strangers,” while on the other hand, more and more often – as shown by statistics – a disturbingly large percentage of Europeans do not accept the growing number of foreigners (especially of Muslim origin) within their countries. This article points to the disturbing, growing phenomena of racial discrimination, unequal treatment, and exclusion which prevent immigrants and refugees from finding their way in a new reality, largely hampering their integration into new societies. The above statement also constitutes the research hypothesis presented in this text.

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2022-12-21

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Gul-Rechlewicz, V. (2022). Exclusion and Marginalisation as a Barrier to the Integration of Immigrants in European Culturally and Ethnically Diverse Societies. Intercultural Relations, 6(2(12), 108–122. https://doi.org/10.12797/RM.02.2022.12.08