Integration Department

Integration is more controversial and normatively charged than almost any other term. As a department, we contribute to making the debates more objective. To this end, we are in constant dialogue with political and administrative decision-makers and civil society organizations. We research integration processes and policies and always keep an eye on the integration achievements of migrants, their children and social institutions. The consistent inclusion of transnational and intersectional perspectives is also important to us. We take the nation-state lens off integration and family policy and collect data that enables a broader perspective.

We conduct research where public discourse looks the other way and legislators have leeway. In this way, we identify opportunities and help to improve the integration process.
Prof. Dr. Magdalena Nowicka, Head of the Integration Department

  • Places and policies of conviviality: Projects in this focus area ask what makes Germany and certain places attractive and worth living in and how intersectoral challenges are tackled 
  • Integration policy and policy advice: We investigate how integration policies influence integration processes and social participation. Our research takes place in dialog with politics, administration and civil society.  
  • Methods of integration research: We closely follow methodological developments in international research, apply promising approaches in our own studies and contribute to their further development, particularly with regard to qualitative longitudinal studies and multimodal survey methods.

 

In the area of qualitative methods, the focus is on developing skills in the field of visual, creative, art-based and participatory research instruments. These serve as a supplement to traditional survey methods such as narrative or expert interviews.

 

 

Selection of key publications of the Integration Department

Department projects

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Number of projects: 43

Department employees

Number of employees: 26