This thesis consists of three essays on the economic and cultural integration of migrants in Switzerland, reverse … causation between these two dimensions of the integration process, and the role of host society culture. Whereas each dimension … dimensions of migrant integration, their interaction as well as the influence of the broader social context. Chapter 1 explores …

This article aims to compare women in the MENA region with women in Europe as to how globalization affects their …, first, international trade, and, second, cross-national flows of information via persons and media. In Western Europe … labor market participation, mirroring the current development in the MENA countries. After the Cold War, in Western Europe …

religion on fatalistic beliefs seem to be an important element determining fatalistic tendencies. However there are not large …

clearly to be associated with the loss of religion (irrespective of the predominant denomination in a country): the distrust … old religion of Judaism and also Christian Protestantism emerge as the role models for other religions how to combine … religion and the traditions of the Enlightenment. Interestingly enough, also Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism and Roman Catholicism …

the Historical Mission of Hungary in Central Europe and in the Balkans, and the Criticism Against it; Imola Katalin NAGY … Process of Conversion of the Jewish Population of Bessarabia, into Christian from Mosaic Religion, in the XIXth Century …

counties that arose due to immigration during the 19th century had a significant positive effect on US counties' economic …

it. We apply a discrete-time Leslie-type model which allows for immigration and the study of its long-run effects. We …