Identities
Volume 26, Issue 3, 2019, Pages 261-269

Beyond employability: refugees’ working lives (Editorial) (Open Access)

Scheibelhofer E.* , Täubig V.
  • a Institute of Sociology, University of Vienna, Austria
  • b Department of Education Research and Psychology, University of Siegen, Germany

Abstract

The so-called “refugee crisis“ put forced migration to the core of Europe in a way not seen for years. Since then, a plethora of unsolved global issues which have effects on more privileged nation-states in the global North has once again came to the fore. This is especially true for the EU member states who may hardly be conceived as unitary in confronting the challenges forced migration implies for nation-states. The so-called ”receiving countries” have often set aside the humanitarian aspect of granting asylum. From their point of view, there is an increased economic interest in refugees with higher formal qualifications and work experience, who could be integrated comparatively easily into the national work forces without further investments. At the same time, such refugees would also serve national economic interests by strengthening qualified labor. Compared to earlier years of reception, several parts of Europe have thus encountered another period of numerous arriving and at least temporarily resident refugees. © 2019, © 2019 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

Author Keywords

Refugees work everyday lives

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85062801296&doi=10.1080%2f1070289X.2019.1590027&partnerID=40&md5=91b0f1b29ca9d9fa456b56271ccece32

DOI: 10.1080/1070289X.2019.1590027
ISSN: 1070289X
Original Language: English