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Immigrant Involvement in Voluntary Associations in Europe

Monica ŞErbanBogdan Voicu

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Host countryArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Political scienceVoluntary associationmedia_common.quotation_subjectMultilevel modelImmigrationDemographic economicsNew immigrantsSocial psychologyDemographyEuropean Social Surveymedia_common

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This paper measures the impact of immigration on migrants' involvement in associations across Europe. Using multilevel analysis on European Social Survey (ESS) data, we address three questions: Are immigrants likely to become members in voluntary associations? Does this likelihood change with the length of stay in the host country? Does the type of the association make a difference? The findings show that the likelihood of migrants participating in associations increases with the length of stay, while second-generation migrant participation is similar to that of the host society. The relation is stronger for expressive associations and weaker for instrumental-utilitarian ones, while religious organisations are more likely to attract new immigrants.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2012-12-01Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183x.2012.711046