Sociopolitical Conditions and Migrant Integration in Western Europe

Michael Neureiter is an Assistant Professor at the Chair of Comparative Political Science at LMU Munich, Germany. His research interests include migration and migrant integration, democratization and human rights, public opinion and extremist views, and European politics.

• Chapter 1: Migrant Integration in Western Europe: Convergence in Policies, But Not in Outcomes.- Chapter 2: Setting the Stage: Definitions, Previous Literature and Gaps Therein.- Chapter 3: Filling the Gaps: Theorizing the Effects of Sociopolitical Conditions on Integration Outcomes.- Chapter 4: Research Design: Testing the Hypotheses.- Chapter 5: Results I: The Importance of Sociopolitical Conditions.- Chapter 6: Results II: Psychological Mechanisms Underlying Integration.- Chapter 7: Results III: Feedback Effects and Cyclical Integration Processes.- Chapter 8: Conclusion: Researching (and Improving) Integration Outcomes in Western Europe.