RE-EXAMINING INTEGRATION THROUGH THE STUDY OF NARRATIVE, PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AND THE EVERYDAY

Umut Korkut, Doga Atalay and Marcus Nicolson

The recent media footage of migrants trying desperately to cross the English Channel in dinghies and other small boats has been dominating everyday discussion of migration to the UK. Even if the UK is no longer an EU member migration still remains high on the agenda. In fact, despite the Brexiteers’ claim that leaving the EU would allow the UK to control its borders, an absence of collaboration between UK and its EU neighbours is actually likely to increase irregular migration into the UK.  At the same time, the acute increase in irregular crossings into Britain from the continent also presents a challenge and the migration system requires a comprehensive elaboration involving all policy fields from reception to integration. Thereby, the policy essence of migration politics should concentrate on essential issues of social inclusion.

Read more in the newly published article in Discover Society https://discoversociety.org/2020/09/02/focus-re-examining-integration-through-the-study-of-narrative-personal-experience-and-the-everyday/