Cross-Border Structures and Orientations of Migrant Organizations in Germany

Dirk Halm () and Martina Sauer
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Dirk Halm: Centre for Studies on Turkey and Integration Research
Martina Sauer: Centre for Studies on Turkey and Integration Research

Journal of International Migration and Integration, 2023, vol. 24, issue 1, No 2, 49-66

Abstract: Abstract This article examines the extent to which migrant organizations in Germany show transnational characteristics. We draw on data collected via standardized interviews with 306 secular German migrant organizations through a CATI survey and differentiate migrant organizations by their transnational activities and objectives. In effect, the cross-border aspect plays a minor role only. In line with the current research, the organizational landscape is strongly influenced by political opportunities, leading to a clearly assimilatory effect, as the German political system has become considerably more open toward the organizations in recent years. The development of migrant organizations is embedded in a progressive social integration of their clientele. So, the importance of cross-border connections is reduced over time, and the national aspect is thus of remarkable importance for the development of the organizations.

Keywords: Transnationalism; Migrant organizations; Germany; Social integration; Migration regimes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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