A study by the Mercator Foundation shows that the integration has not deteriorated climate in Germany, in spite of acute political debates. According to the researchers, a certain degree of “relax” in the company. There is a strong divide exist between those who are open, and the only people to Germany as a home, are already here. the Jasmin Siebert, Berlin Jasmin Siebert
Jasmine Siebert, Born in 1986, and in April 2017 in the case of the süddeutsche Zeitung. Previously, she has visited the time mirror-report school, philosophy and German language and literature studies and for local Newspapers in Swiss francs posted. She is the mother of a daughter.
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“The settings for Integration are the majority of the good”: That is the Central message of the conflict researcher Andreas Zick, presents on Thursday, a new study in Berlin. Funded by the Mercator Foundation, he has studied with the help of a representative survey, the German population Integration and welcome culture. “There is no need for foreclosure. The integration services are much better than political Speeches”, says zig to the süddeutsche Zeitung.
For the project “At the same time membership and equivalence” questioned Zicks employees in the past year, more than 2000 persons between 18 and 93 years, of which almost 18 percent with a migration background. It is the third survey at two-year intervals. The study shows that especially older and lower educated people, a culture of welcome decline. Christians are generally more open than non-believers, but also a need to maintain German traditions.
Nearly 37 percent of respondents without a migrant background are in favour of a social culture of welcome and the associated open home concept. Only a good quarter of the respondents were against a culture of welcome; in 2016, it was still about a third. Researchers zig, one could speak of a certain “relaxation”. From the overwrought and sharp mood of the year 2016 2018 was little left.
however, There remains a strong divide exist between those who are open, and those of Germany as a home to only those who are “already here” and to those “yet to come”, a reserved attitude. Only 30 percent and 20 percent less than two years previously – Express in 2018 Like the fact that migrants to Germany choose as your new home. At the same time, more than half of the respondents are happy, but the fact that immigrants feel in this country home. You can interpret like this: most don’t want more migrants coming to Germany. Those who are already here, but they should arrive and feel at home.
returns the controversially discussed topic in migration debates, when people with migration history are English, or rather, “German enough”, the study has interesting – and for immigrants, encouraging – findings: was Asked to provide criteria that must be fulfilled by people in order to be accepted. Exclusive features such as country of birth, time spent in Germany, or religious affiliation seem to be becoming less and less relevant. As important for the membership to be assessed, instead, the Mastery of the German language and respect for political institutions. Also the feeling to be at home in Germany, and the fact to have a job, to measuring more than three-quarters of a meaning. However, the affiliation decides to the German company for more than a third of respondents still has the German nationality. The older the respondents, the more membership terms and conditions.
fits, especially older people, the privileges for the claim that life has always been or for a longer period in Germany. Compared to surveys in previous years, they have become quieter, but not silent. Still 36.7 percent of the respondents are in favour of a disadvantage and a little more than a quarter of the respondents rejects any claims of “New”. Older people also require significantly more frequently than younger people, the reconquest of public space, and a revival of German traditions and values.
another interesting finding relates to the social groups: a Minimum of eight out of ten respondents reject separation and homogeneous groups. Only the oldest age group wants significantly more likely to a social separation. People with and without migration background is bothered equally stronger when migrants are only friends with each other, as if Germans without a migration background, German as friends.
A diverse and Migration influenced society finds strong support. It is noteworthy that over half of the people without a migration background is of the opinion that the different languages should also be in the public space and institutions are taken into account. Respondents with an immigrant background, however, showed at this point was more subdued.
