conomic Participation and National Self-Identification of Refugees in the Netherlands1.

• Autores: Thomas de Vroome, Marcel Coenders, Frank van Tubergen, Maykel Verkuyten
• Localización: International migration review, ISSN 0197-9183, Vol. 45, Nº. 3, 2011, págs. 615-638
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This study examines whether refugees self-identify as a member of the host society. We use survey data of more than 2,500 Somali, Iraqi, Afghani, Iranian, and ex-Yugoslavian refugees in the Netherlands. The results show that economic participation in the host country is positively related to refugees' national self-identification. In addition, we find that refugees' social ties with Dutch natives are associated with national self-identification and that the relationship between economic participation and national self-identification is partially explained by these social ties. Perceived discrimination is not related to refugees' national self-identification. Implications of these findings for debates on immigration and integration are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]