Beyond the enclave? Far-right mobilization, ethnic infrastructure and the well-being of immigrants and their descendants
Jonas Wiedner is Research Fellow of the WZB Research Unit Migration, Integration, Transnationalization.
Abstract: Urban research assigns immigrant enclaves an ambiguous role. While such areas are seen as rich in beneficial ethnic infrastructures and networks, they also tend to be located in deprived and stigmatized inner-city neighborhoods. We study how the subjective wellbeing of immigrants and their descendants depends on the characteristics of the neighborhood and region they live in. In particular, we use novel ecologic data on the spatial density of ethno-religious minority associations, places of worship, and grocers, as well as the local mobilization capacities of far-right networks. We link this data to the geocoded survey data to predict wellbeing among immigrants and their descendants. Our results suggest that higher densities of ethno-religious minority organizations committed to fostering the generation of social capital (places of worship and especially ethnic civil society associations) contribute to increased wellbeing among persons of immigrant origin. Even more decisive is the extent of local mobilization of the far right, which erodes wellbeing especially among persons of non-european origin.
Please note that this event takes place in English only with no translation.
The event is part of the WZB Talks series.
-----
The WZB will record this event, which is launched using Zoom. An audio recording will be isolated from the recording and published on the WZB website (https://www.wzb.eu/de/node/66702). The video recordings are deleted after editing and are not passed on to third parties. If you participate in the event by speech, your voice and your username will be published. Should you want to participate in the discussion without any of your contributions getting published, please use the chat.
Please note that content on the Internet is available globally and retrievable by search engine. Further, it can be linked to combined with other content. Recordings available on the Internet can be copied and passed on freely.
We require your consent in recording the event and in publishing an audio recording. You will be asked by Zoom whether you agree to a recording. Your consent is made voluntarily. You cannot participate in the event without giving your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by writing to wzb [at] wzb.eu. In this case, all relevant recordings will be deleted from the pages operated by us, or amended in a way that ensures full removal of your presence, in both audio and video. The data handling up to that point remains lawful. More information on data security, your rights and on how to contact our Data Protection Commissioner can be found here.