Ethnic-Cultural Diversity, Migrant Integration Policies and Social Cohesion in Europe

Tim Reeskens

Due to an increasing influx of immigrants, European societies have become more ethnically and culturally diverse during the last decades. Recent research outcomes have demonstrated that indicators of social capital are slightly lower in those mixed European societies. The point of departure in this paper is that regimes of migrant integration can make a difference in strengthening the social fabric of societies, those regimes that treat immigrants in a fair manner an on an equal basis compared with the native population are expected to have positive spill over effects for the general population.... READ MORE.