CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2021
| Author | Yaryyeva, Oguljemal |
|---|---|
| Title | Defining Membership and Belonging: Refugee Integration Policies in Austria |
| Summary | This Master’s thesis explores the understanding of membership and belonging that lies in Austrian integration policies for refugees who arrived in the country after January 2015. The National Action Plan for Integration, along with Integration Acts, federal laws, and brochures aimed at refugee integration are analyzed with the main goal of identifying the implications of integration to the acquisition of membership in Austria. Interpretative policy analysis is utilized to, first, contextualize integration policies in terms of their genealogy and socio-political context, and second, to deconstruct the content of the policies and brochures to reveal the “rules” for integration and membership. The results show that integration policies condition refugees on their performance and define membership in Austrian society as a “valuable asset” that can be achieved by internalizing Austrian values, acquiring German skills, gaining financial independence, and eventually Austrian citizenship. Among the other findings are the hegemonic power of the state in establishing the terms of integration, imposing new roles and duties for refugees, idealizing the image of Austria, and homogenizing the “Austrian values”. The findings of the Thesis complement earlier studies on integration policies by shedding light on the meaning of these policies for humanitarian migrants. |
| Supervisor | Pap, Andras |
| Department | Nationalism Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2021/yaryyeva_oguljemal.pdf |
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