Does Naturalization Facilitate Integration? : A Longitudinal Study on the Consequences of Citizenship Acquisition for Immigrants’ Identification with Germany

Fick, Patrick

Does Naturalization Facilitate Integration? : A Longitudinal Study on the Consequences of Citizenship Acquisition for Immigrants’ Identification with Germany

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2016

Title in another language

Fördert Einbürgerung die Integration? : Eine Längsschnittstudie zu den Folgen des Staatsbürgerschaftserwerbs von Immigrantinnen und Immigranten für die Identifikation mit Deutschland

Publication type

Journal article

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Published

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Zeitschrift für Soziologie ; 45 (2016), 2. - pp. 107-121. - ISSN 0340-1804. - eISSN 2366-0325

Abstract

This paper addresses the question of whether naturalization affects identification with the host country on the part of first generation immigrants in Germany. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, this study contributes to the literature on the positive effects of citizenship acquisition for immigrants’ integration, which so far, has focused on the impact of citizenship acquisition on labor market integration. Naturalization is discussed as an individual investment and unique event in immigrants’ life courses. It is argued that naturalization leads to an increase in national identification both as a means of avoiding dissonance and as a consequence of improved opportunities for identifying with the mainstream society. In summary, this study finds a positive effect of naturalization on national identification regardless of the new citizen’s country of origin. Although country of origin and national identification are generally at odds, further analysis reveals that naturalization may increase the compatibility of both identifications, at least in the case of naturalized Turks.

Summary in another language

Der Beitrag geht der Frage nach, ob Einbürgerung die Identifikation mit dem Aufnahmeland beeinflusst. Untersucht wird dies mit den Daten des Sozio-oekonomischen Panels, ausgehend von Evidenzen zu positiven Effekten der Einbürgerung für die strukturelle Integration von Migranten. Einbürgerung wird verstanden als individuelle Investition in die Integration und einmaliges Ereignis im Lebensverlauf von Migranten. Angenommen wird, dass nach erfolgter Einbürgerung das Ziel der Vermeidung kognitiver Dissonanz sowie gestiegene Opportunitäten zu einer Zunahme der Identifikation mit dem Aufnahmeland führen. Es zeigt sich, dass die Einbürgerung unabhängig vom Herkunftsland einen positiven Effekt auf die Identifikation hat. Auch wenn die Identifikation mit dem Aufnahme- und dem Herkunftsland bei Migranten partiell unvereinbar ist, lässt sich feststellen, dass zumindest bei Migranten türkischer Herkunft die Einbürgerung mit einer stärkeren Kompatibilität einhergeht.

Subject (DDC)

300 Social Sciences, Sociology

Keywords

Naturalization; Citizenship; Integration; Identification; Identity Compatibility; SOEP

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FICK, Patrick, 2016. Does Naturalization Facilitate Integration? : A Longitudinal Study on the Consequences of Citizenship Acquisition for Immigrants’ Identification with Germany. In: Zeitschrift für Soziologie. 45(2), pp. 107-121. ISSN 0340-1804. eISSN 2366-0325. Available under: doi: 10.1515/zfsoz-2015-1006

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  issn={0340-1804},
  journal={Zeitschrift für Soziologie},
  pages={107--121},
  author={Fick, Patrick}
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