Forced migration has intensified in the 21st century, driven by conflicts, persecution, and political instability in regions such as the Middle East, Afghanistan, the Horn of Africa, South-East Asia, Latin America and, most recently, Ukraine. Germany has become a primary destination for refugees within the European Union and one of the largest among the OECD countries. The IAB-BAMF-SOEP Refugee Survey, ...
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European Sociological Review
42 (2026), 1, S. 146–163
| Herbert Brücker, Yuliya Kosyakova, Nina Rother, Sabine Zinn, Elisabeth Liebau, Wenke Gider, Silvia Schwanhäuser, Manuel Siegert
When the local political environment becomes hostile, where do migrants redirect their social, political, and emotional investments? Rather than treating integration and withdrawal as opposite responses, this study examines how migrants navigate two potentially meaningful social containers: the country of residence and the country of origin. I argue that different forms of hostility threaten...
04.11.2026| Abdelkarim Laglil Herradi, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Geflüchtete haben nach ihrer Ankunft in Deutschland oft einen erhöhten medizinischen Versorgungsbedarf. Beim Zugang zur Gesundheitsversorgung sind sie jedoch mit verschiedenen Hürden konfrontiert. Auswertungen der IAB-BAMF-SOEP-Befragung von Geflüchteten für die Jahre 2023 und 2024 zeigen, dass wahrgenommene Wartezeiten, große Entfernungen und finanzielle Hürden die bedarfsgerechte Versorgung in den ...
2026| Louise Biddle, Andrea Marchitto, Elena Sommer
Wartezeiten, Entfernungen und Kosten erschweren medizinische Versorgung – Vielen Geflüchteten fällt es schwer, sich im Gesundheitssystem zu orientieren – Abbau von Zugangshürden entscheidend
Geflüchtete stoßen in Deutschland insbesondere in den ersten Jahren nach ihrer Ankunft auf erhebliche Hürden beim Zugang zur Gesundheitsversorgung. Lange Wartezeiten, große Entfernungen und finanzielle Belastungen ...
This article explains how the triadic brokering system in the European Union affects the conditions of work and pay of mobile care workers. Using original survey data gathered from Polish care workers in Germany, the authors found that workers earn less money the more hours they work. Based on qualitative interviews with care workers and representatives of labor market intermediaries, they argue that ...
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International Labour Review
79 (2026),4,
| Kamil Matuszczyk, Magdalena Nowicka, Niklas Harder, Mathis Herpell
Objectives: This study examines unintended consequences (UIC) of public health and social measures (PHSM) in camps and camp-like settings and assesses the pathways through which these UIC arise. Methods: We conducted a systematic review and conceptual analysis of UIC from PHSM aimed at preventing SARS-CoV-2 spread in these settings. PHSM were classified using the WHO taxonomy and the CONSEQUENT framework ...
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Public Health Reviews
47 (2026), 1608732, 23 S.
| Maren Hintermeier, Kayvan Bozorgmehr, Nora Gottlieb, Amir Mohsenpour, Navina Sarma, Renke Biallas, Louise Biddle