Refugees’ Labour Market Trajectories in Germany : A Typology of Conditions and Dynamics

Abstract

"Where do refugees stand with regard to their labor market integration five years after immigration? This article addresses this question from a biographical and process-oriented longitudinal perspective. In a turbulent life phase, refugees confront the challenging task of finding their economic positioning in a new environment. Based on two waves of narrative-biographical Interviews with Syrian refugees, we identify four typical trajectories of labor market integration: exclusion, employment-related marginalization, re-normalization, and a focus on opportunity. The article highlights factors and dynamics that underlie and perpetuate these integration trajectories." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Bernhard, S. & Röhrer, S. (2022): Arbeitsintegrationsverläufe syrischer Geflüchteter in Deutschland. Eine Typologie der Bedingungen und Wechselwirkungen im Zeitverlauf. In: Sozialer Fortschritt, Vol. 71, No. 2, p. 79-96. DOI:10.3790/sfo.71.2.79