Fragmented integration and transnational networks: a case study of Indian immigration to Italy and Spain
Abstract According to 2016 municipal register data, Italy has the highest number of Indians in continental Europe (151,000), followed by Spain (41,000). Mass immigration from India to Italy and Spain started in the 1990s, but economic and political environments more conducive to the entry and perman...
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| description | Abstract According to 2016 municipal register data, Italy has the highest number of Indians in continental Europe (151,000), followed by Spain (41,000). Mass immigration from India to Italy and Spain started in the 1990s, but economic and political environments more conducive to the entry and permanent settlement of immigrants have resulted in more rapid growth of the Indian immigrant community in Italy than Spain. Due to the unskilled and irregular nature of Indian immigration and the lack of integration policies for unskilled labour in both countries, the level of integration of Indian immigrants remains unexplored. In this research, we used a qualitative methodology to explore the integration level of Indian immigrants into different spheres of these host societies. We conducted 86 semi-structured interviews with Indian immigrants in seven cities with high concentration of Indian immigrants in both countries over 2016–2017. We found that the level of integration of Indian immigrants into the host societies is fragmented: some segments of the Indian community are integrated into specific spheres of the host societies, while the rest remain excluded. The main reasons for this fragmented integration are the absence of integration policies for unskilled immigrants, Indians’ provisional attitudes towards permanent settlement in these countries, the internal diversity of the Indian immigrant community and frequent international mobility through transnational networks. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-edf1082104a041f0a4729b17a65f55aa2022-12-22T01:14:06ZengSpringerOpenGenus2035-55562018-08-0174112610.1186/s41118-018-0037-7Fragmented integration and transnational networks: a case study of Indian immigration to Italy and SpainNachatter Singh Garha0Angela Paparusso1Centre for Demographic Studies, UABInstitute for Research on Population and Social Policies (IRPPS-CNR)Abstract According to 2016 municipal register data, Italy has the highest number of Indians in continental Europe (151,000), followed by Spain (41,000). Mass immigration from India to Italy and Spain started in the 1990s, but economic and political environments more conducive to the entry and permanent settlement of immigrants have resulted in more rapid growth of the Indian immigrant community in Italy than Spain. Due to the unskilled and irregular nature of Indian immigration and the lack of integration policies for unskilled labour in both countries, the level of integration of Indian immigrants remains unexplored. In this research, we used a qualitative methodology to explore the integration level of Indian immigrants into different spheres of these host societies. We conducted 86 semi-structured interviews with Indian immigrants in seven cities with high concentration of Indian immigrants in both countries over 2016–2017. We found that the level of integration of Indian immigrants into the host societies is fragmented: some segments of the Indian community are integrated into specific spheres of the host societies, while the rest remain excluded. The main reasons for this fragmented integration are the absence of integration policies for unskilled immigrants, Indians’ provisional attitudes towards permanent settlement in these countries, the internal diversity of the Indian immigrant community and frequent international mobility through transnational networks.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41118-018-0037-7Indian immigrationFragmented integrationDiasporaTransnational networksQualitative researchItaly |
| spellingShingle | Nachatter Singh Garha Angela Paparusso Fragmented integration and transnational networks: a case study of Indian immigration to Italy and Spain Genus Indian immigration Fragmented integration Diaspora Transnational networks Qualitative research Italy |
| title | Fragmented integration and transnational networks: a case study of Indian immigration to Italy and Spain |
| title_full | Fragmented integration and transnational networks: a case study of Indian immigration to Italy and Spain |
| title_fullStr | Fragmented integration and transnational networks: a case study of Indian immigration to Italy and Spain |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fragmented integration and transnational networks: a case study of Indian immigration to Italy and Spain |
| title_short | Fragmented integration and transnational networks: a case study of Indian immigration to Italy and Spain |
| title_sort | fragmented integration and transnational networks a case study of indian immigration to italy and spain |
| topic | Indian immigration Fragmented integration Diaspora Transnational networks Qualitative research Italy |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41118-018-0037-7 |
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