The Unnoticed Effects of EU Accession: Evidence on Mobility and Integration of Bulgarian Migrants in Germany (Studien zur Migrations- und Integrationspolitik)

Vesela Kovacheva

ISBN 10: 3658331097 / ISBN 13: 9783658331092

Editore: Springer VS 2021-03-09, 2021

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• Titolo: The Unnoticed Effects of EU Accession: Evidence on Mobility and Integration of Bulgarian Migrants in Germany (Studien zur Migrations- und Integrationspolitik)
• Editore: Springer VS 2021-03-09
• Data di pubblicazione: 2021
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 3658331097
• ISBN 13: 9783658331092
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: New

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Riassunto

This study provides empirical evidence on the considerable but often unnoticed impact of EU accession on the mobility and integration of migrants from Bulgaria in Germany. Original data from a time-location sampling survey in Hamburg reveal that free movement not only induced a high level of mobility among EU citizens from Bulgaria after 2007 but also enabled their more permanent settlement in Germany. The study also provides statistical evidence that EU citizenship contributed to better legal integration of Bulgarian migrants in Germany, but national policies shaped to a greater extent their integration in terms of participation in the core areas of life. Restrictive policies such as transitional periods in the freedom of work hampered labour market integration and created more disadvantaged positions for workers. Inclusive policies such as the dual citizenship policy facilitated the naturalisation of settled migrants and led to exceptionally high naturalisation rates for Bulgarians that point to their successful integration in society. However, integration successes remain almost unnoticed in public discourse, which is dominated by the image of Bulgarian migration as a challenge.

Informazioni sull?autore

Vesela Kovacheva is a researcher at the Centre for Migration Research and Integration Practice at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW).