At first sight, Austria seems to be everything but a comfortable place for immigrants and those of immigrant descent. The European Migrant Integration Policy Index, which analyses how advantageous or detrimental the legal situation of immigrants in a certain EU country is, puts Austria second-last on the list, with only Latvia lagging behind. In terms of naturalization of foreigners, Austria is plum last. What’s more, the republic has one of the most vibrant and successful right wing populist parties in Europe...But the overall tone of the immigration debate has remarkably changed since April 2011, when the office of State Secretary for Integration was created by the Christian, conservative party ÖVP. Sebastian Kurz, then a 24-year-old law student, was named state secretary for integration.
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Immigration in Austria – from coercion to cooperation?
MIPEX Team
Coordination Team
MIPEX 2015 team is fromed by the members of CIDOB and MPG, the leading organizations of the “Integration policies: Who benefits? The development and use of indicators in integration debates” project.
