A mixed-method study comparing migrant integration outcomes in five global cities / Patrick R. Ireland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ireland, Patrick R. (Patrick Richard), 1961- author.

Series:

SAGE Research Methods. Cases.

SAGE Research Methods. Cases

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Immigrants--North America.

Immigrants.

Immigrants--Europe.

Mixed methods research.

North America--Emigration and immigration.

North America.

Europe--Emigration and immigration.

Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2019.

Summary:

What interests me as a scholar and a person is how diversity is being lived in urban environments, what multiculturalism looks like on the ground. On the heels of a sabbatical year of fieldwork in 20142015, I have just completed an investigation into the impact that the severe economic downturn following the financial crisis of 20072008 has had on the integration of urban migrants in Europe and North America. I compare the experiences of migrants from five countries of origin (Ghana, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, and Serbia) in five similar, secondary global cities: Barcelona, Chicago, Hamburg, Montr???U?al, and Toronto. My work uses statistical analysis to gauge changes in residential concentration and segregation, unemployment, poverty, and social assistance rate?what is generally referred to as structural integration. I also provide qualitative analyses of individual city neighborhoods where migrant groups have settled, exploring the area? evolution and the ambivalent impact that local policy responses have had on their resident? quality of life. Gathering the data for this project has given me insights into both the challenges and the rewards of migrant integration research, comparative urban research, and mixed-methods research.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-5264-7720-3

9781526477200

OCLC:

1084515533