The Heuristic Potential of Models of Citizenship and Immigrant Integration Reviewed

This special issue of the Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies reviews the use of models for international comparisons of citizenship and immigrant integration. The introduction explores criticism and works to reevaluate the use of models in terms of both conceptual clarity (i.e., distinguishi...

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Published in:Journal of immigrant & refugee studies 2012-07, Vol.10 (3), p.231-240
Main Authors: Finotelli, Claudia, Michalowski, Ines
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Citizenship
Comparative studies
comparison
Conceptualization
criticism of models
Crosscultural Analysis
Debate
Discourse
Heuristics
Immigrants
Methodology
Political Power
Politics
Public policy
Refugees
Reviews
Social Integration
Social Processes
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Summary:This special issue of the Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies reviews the use of models for international comparisons of citizenship and immigrant integration. The introduction explores criticism and works to reevaluate the use of models in terms of both conceptual clarity (i.e., distinguishing between different empirical fields where models come into play, such as political and public discourses, policies and institutions, and processes of social integration) and methodological discipline (distinguishing between models used as dependent or independent variables). In sum, this issue suggests that models can help to explain political debates and processes, and the formulation of public policies but that their explanatory power for social processes is limited.
ISSN:1556-2948
1556-2956
DOI:10.1080/15562948.2012.693033