Evidence from randomized controlled trials suggests that interventions relying on community involvement through a participatory learning and action (PLA) approach can improve health outcomes in resource-poor settings. However, whether PLA-based interventions remain effective after scale-up is...

A commonly expressed concern about immigration is that it undermines social cohesion in the receiving country. In this paper, we study the impact of a large and sudden inflow of asylum seekers on several indicators of social cohesion. In 2015/16, over one million asylum seekers from Syria,...

In a relatively brief timeframe, Poland has witnessed a substantial increase in immigration,transitioning from predominantly an emigration country to one characterised by both emigrationand immigration. Undoubtedly, with the outbreak of war in Ukraine, the need to implementintegration measures...

Bildung in Form von Sprache und Qualifikation ist der Schlüssel zur Integration von Flüchtlingen am deutschen Arbeitsmarkt und damit auch in die Gesellschaft. Sie wird nur gelingen, wenn die Politik von realistischen Prämissen über das Bildungs- und Qualifikationsniveau der Flüchtlinge...

Der Beitrag gibt einen Überblick über die Regulierungen zum Asyl und über die Wege der Integration anhand zweier Fragen: Wer hat in Deutschland Anspruch auf Asyl, und wie werden die Flüchtlinge in die Gesellschaft integriert?

Seit dem Jahr 2012 haben über 500 000 Mädchen und Frauen in Deutschland einen Antrag auf Asyl gestellt. Die öffentliche Aufmerksamkeit richtet sich allerdings nur in geringem Umfang auf ihre Integrationsperspektiven. Die Akkumulation mehrerer Faktoren, wie eine durchschnittlich schlechtere...

This paper examines the effect of income inequality on health for a group of particularly disadvantaged individuals: refugees. Our analysis draws on longitudinal hospitalization records coupled with a settlement policy where Swedish authorities assigned newly arrived refugees to their first area...

This paper examines the effect of income inequality on health for a group of particularly disadvantaged individuals: refugees. Our analysis draws on longitudinal hospitalization records coupled with a settlement policy where Swedish authorities assigned newly arrived refugees to their first area...