The German Migration Integration Regime: Syrian Refugees, Bureaucracy, and Inclusion

By Morgan Etzel

Syrian refugees who gained asylum in Germany following the so-called refugee crisis in 2015 quickly entered into an 'integration regime' which produced a binary notion of 'well integrated' migrants versus refugees falling short of the narrow social and political definitions of a 'good' refugee.

Etzel's rich ethnographic study shows how refugees navigated this conditional inclusion. While some asylum seekers gained international protection, others were left with limited agency to demand government accountability for the ever-moving target of integration.

Putting a spotlight on the inconsistencies and failings of a universal approach to integration, this is an important contribution to the wider field of migration and anthropology of the state.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 152923123X
• ISBN13: 9781529231236
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: Bristol University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"