The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) study is a rich resource for sociologists, mainly because it offers direct measures of respondents’ contexts. The SOEP data provide (i) information retrieved from individuals themselves, (ii) direct information retrieved from their parents, partners, and...

Die individuelle gesundheitliche Situation ist eine wichtige Voraussetzung für Integration und Teilhabe an der Gesellschaft. In diesem Bericht wird untersucht, inwiefern in Deutschland Unterschiede in der gesundheitlichen Situation nach Migrationshintergrund bestehen. Konkret steht dabei die...

Does the geographical concentration of ethnic minorities influence their descriptive representation in closed-list systems? Counterintuitive to the idea that single-member district electoral rules are necessary for minorities’ geographical representation, we argue that, in closed-list systems,...

Whether they're looking to participate in social life, enter the German labor market, or obtain relevant training certificates, learning German is a critical part of integration for the majority of refugees-and yet only a handful of studies have examined their language acquisition patterns and...

In Germany, the majority of people tend to find work through friends, acquaintances, and relatives when they first enter the labor market or switch jobs. The same applies to immigrants and their offspring. Integrating refugees into the labor market is considered crucial to their overall...