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Deconstructing the Dutch multicultural model:A frame perspective on Dutch immigrantintegration policymaking

MTPD Culture — Wed, 09 Mar 2022 14:30:45 +0000

Abstract Dutch immigrant integration policies have often been labelled ‘multiculturalist’. This article empirically and conceptually challenges the idea of a Dutch
multicultural model. First, it deconstructs the image that Dutch policies would have
been driven by a single, coherent and consistent model, by drawing attention to the
much more dynamic processes of problem framing, frame-shifts and frame conflicts
that characterize Dutch policymaking. Second – and as a result of this dynamic
perspective – it will become clear that Dutch policies were not that multicultural at all.
Adopting a neo-institutionalist perspective, it reconceptualizes ‘models of integration’
as specific discourses or ‘frames’. On the basis of a rigorous analysis of policy
documents and public debate (media records and parliamentary records), as well as an
extensive review of the Dutch and international literature, the article analyzes how
immigrant integration policies in the Netherlands have been framed over the past
decades, and how the rise and fall of specific frames can be accounted for.

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The Culture Gap: The Role of Culture in Successful RefugeeSettlement

MTPD Culture — Wed, 09 Mar 2022 14:20:37 +0000

ABSTRACT
Globally, the displacement of persons is reaching record numbers, including millions of
refugees seeking safety outside of their native countries. The existing literature on factors
of successful refugee settlement lacks specific quantitative analysis, and most of the
available information on the role of culture is limited to psychological and social
research. I expect that large perceived differences in the culture of the refugee and the
culture of the country in which they settle will cause a combination of xenophobic public
responses and restrictive government policies, and therefore will be negatively related to
successful social integration of those refugees. I assess the role of culture in settlement by
analyzing quantitatively the relationship between cultural distance – the gap between the
culture of the refugee and the culture of the country in which they settle – and successful
settlement in society. I expect that cultural distance will be negatively associated with
achievement of legal status. I also analyze prominent refugee crises between the late
1970s and 2016 to qualitatively assess the role of culture in integration. The case study
section discusses the history, cultural factors, and integration of Syrian refugees in
Germany, Venezuelan refugees in Colombia, Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, and
refugees from El Salvador to the United States. I find that cultural distance is negatively
associated with education, employment, and sanitation of living conditions, and
positively associated with xenophobia within the country of settlement.

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Cultural values and attitudes toward immigrants and multiculturalism: The case of the Eurobarometer survey on racism and xenophobia

MTPD Culture — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 19:31:59 +0000

The current paper uses archival data to examine variations in Schwartz’s and Hofstede’s cultural value orientations and their relationship to attitudes toward immigration and multiculturalism reported in the Eurobarometer Survey [Attitudes towards minority groups in the European Union: a special analysis of the Eurobarometer 2000 opinion poll on behalf of the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia. Eurobarometer Opinion Poll.

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Foreign Language Exposure, Cultural Threat, and Opposition to Immigration

MTPD Culture — Sat, 02 Jan 2021 18:29:29 +0000

In the present article, we extend the notion of cultural threat posed by immigrants beyond its current conceptualization as symbolic, collective‐level threats to American culture and identity. Instead, we argue that routine encounters with non‐English‐speaking immigrants cause many individuals to feel threatened because of real barriers to interpersonal communication and exchange. We draw upon survey and experimental data to demonstrate that local contact with immigrants who speak little to no English, as well as incidental exposure to the Spanish language, heighten feeling

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DIFFERENCE AND DANGER CULTURAL PROFILES OF NATIONS AND LIMITS TO TOLERANCE

MTPD Culture — Sat, 02 Jan 2021 14:49:41 +0000

In spite of internal differences, most nation‐states display a common mental programming of a majority of their inhabitants. This programming consists of shared symbols, heroes, and rituals that provide a national identity, and shared values that serve to stabilize the national society. Dominant values in nation states around the world have been classified according to four dimensions. One of these is Uncertainty Avoidance, which among other things stands for the degree of tolerance for whatever or whoever is different, for the strength of the feeling that what is different, is dangerous. The counselling process is affected by the mental programming of counsellor and client. Effective counselling of persons not sharing the same cultural profile demands special efforts, especially if the level of Uncertainty Avoidance for either or both parties is high.

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