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Migrants' community participation and social integration in urban areas: A scoping review
Abstract Social integration is a growing concern in global migration studies, and community participation is a way to promote migrants' social integration. This scoping review aims to determine how migrants' community participation influences their social integration in urban areas. A literature search was conducted to identify studies in English published between January 2011 and July 2021. Twenty-eight documents met the inclusion criteria. Three key elements of community participation were identified: 1) social capital, 2) the way of using public space, and 3) community participation strategies. Community participation assists migrants in dealing with inequality, marginalization, and rural-urban adaptation in developing countries. Furthermore, it exercises a mediating role in solving community problems and alleviating tensions between migrants and locals in developed countries. Community participation also helps international migrants tackle cross-cultural/ethnic challenges and compensates internal migrants for institutional segregation. Overall, community participation can fulfill migrants' instant needs, expand their social network, and facilitate psychological integration; however, it does not necessarily contribute to social integration when the participation environment is biased and lacks meaningful encounters. Finally, three research gaps are highlighted: the distinction between integration into a migrant community and broader society, the degree of participation, and a gender perspective.
Highlights Community participation can fulfill migrants' needs and promote psychological integration. Community participation does not necessarily contribute to social integration. Integration into the community does not mean integration into receiving society. The participation environment may be biased and lacks meaningful encounters. The degree of community participation of migrants deserves more attention.
Migrants' community participation and social integration in urban areas: A scoping review
Abstract Social integration is a growing concern in global migration studies, and community participation is a way to promote migrants' social integration. This scoping review aims to determine how migrants' community participation influences their social integration in urban areas. A literature search was conducted to identify studies in English published between January 2011 and July 2021. Twenty-eight documents met the inclusion criteria. Three key elements of community participation were identified: 1) social capital, 2) the way of using public space, and 3) community participation strategies. Community participation assists migrants in dealing with inequality, marginalization, and rural-urban adaptation in developing countries. Furthermore, it exercises a mediating role in solving community problems and alleviating tensions between migrants and locals in developed countries. Community participation also helps international migrants tackle cross-cultural/ethnic challenges and compensates internal migrants for institutional segregation. Overall, community participation can fulfill migrants' instant needs, expand their social network, and facilitate psychological integration; however, it does not necessarily contribute to social integration when the participation environment is biased and lacks meaningful encounters. Finally, three research gaps are highlighted: the distinction between integration into a migrant community and broader society, the degree of participation, and a gender perspective.
Highlights Community participation can fulfill migrants' needs and promote psychological integration. Community participation does not necessarily contribute to social integration. Integration into the community does not mean integration into receiving society. The participation environment may be biased and lacks meaningful encounters. The degree of community participation of migrants deserves more attention.
Migrants' community participation and social integration in urban areas: A scoping review
Zhang, Yixin (author) / You, Chang (author) / Pundir, Prachi (author) / Meijering, Louise (author)
Cities ; 141
2023-06-17
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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