Vriezema, Irene (2021) Integration through the eyes of the migrant: To what extent do Muslim migrants identify with the Dutch notion of citizenship? Bachelor thesis.
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Abstract
Integration and immigration is an ongoing debate in the Netherlands, especially that of Muslim migrants. Often times the cultural differences of this minority are mentioned, and instead of looking at accomplishments, their crime rate, wage-gap and percentage of school drop-outs compared to non-Muslims is highlighted. This difference in socio-economic factors compared to ethnic Dutch is then explained as a consequence of their lower level of integration. This lower level of integration of Muslim migrants, compared to non-Muslim migrants, is believed to be a result of their strong affiliation with their religion, which is said to be a hindrance towards their integration into Dutch society, and for them to become a true Dutch citizen. A theory that touches upon this identification with a religion, more than with a civic framework, is the ethnic nationalism versus civic nationalism debate. This theory is often mentioned as an explanation for the structural integration issues that migrants from the East are said to face in the West. This research aims to give a voice to these migrants themselves, to tell their side of the story regarding integration and citizenship. Not only will they touch upon their view on Dutch integration policies, they will also provide this research with an answer to this ethnic versus civic debate. As it turns out, Muslim migrants’ views on citizenship differ from that of the Dutch, and could perhaps stem from their views on nationalism and preferred integration policy. As their views on nationalism essentially differ, they see the integration and form of citizenship that the Dutch have in mind to be an impossible goal in the first place. Perhaps the Dutch government could learn a thing or two from these experiences and take them into account when a new integration policy is being constructed.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Degree programme: | Human Geography and Planning |
| Supervisor: | Adaawen, S.A. |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Jul 2021 16:23 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Jul 2021 16:23 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3518 |
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