表題番号：2013A-6204
日付：2014/04/13
研究課題Investigation of integration of school age children of migrants in the Netherlands: Ideological assumptions and practical outcomes
| 研究者所属（当時） | 資格 | 氏名 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| （代表者） | 商学学術院 | 准教授 | ヨッフェ レオニード Ｇ. |
- 研究成果概要
- The focus of the research trip was to investigate the current status and the direction of the integration policy in the Netherlands. The visit to the Netherlands took place March 9 - 15, 2014 and was expanded to include short visits to Germany and Russia for material collection purposes. The visit to the Netherlands included the following components:
- meetings with the academic experts (WRR, University of Amsterdam and University of Tilburg)
- meetings with government officials (immigration section of the City of Amsterdam, officials of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment)
- visits to local schools and interviews with migrant children (both first- and second-generation Dutch)
Theoretical framework
The visit followed extensive examination of relevant materials by the author on the evolution of immigration policies in the Netherlands. The analysis (published in the School of Commerce Bunka Ronshu 41-42) suggested that while the rhetoric of many Dutch policy-makers appeared to point to the demise of multiculturalism in the country, it was premature to conclude that NL was actively adopting an assimilationist posture.
Findings
The meetings in the NL point to a very volatile political picture, with public opinion driving policy and, at the same time, policy influencing public opinion. Immigration policy is on the whole becoming increasingly restrictive, with the burden of meeting the requirements of language and civic integration tests placed squarely on the shoulders of migrants. Interviews with 1st and 2nd generation teenage migrants in the NL showed that most have integrated in the NL very well and have had very limited encounter with racist and incidents of discrimination. As the NL was one of the leading proponents of multiculturalism, this reversal of course may point to a broader picture of the collapse of multiculturalism in Europe. It is important to continue this investigation and explore how Dutch policies affect the thinking and the practice of other West European states.