Recent publications about migrant health in Europe have demonstrated that the share of migrants with low socio‐economic status is considerably high compared to the average population. This can be interpreted as a higher risk of social exclusion, as official statistics like OECD measure social exclusion with a poverty indicator. Prominent conceptual work on social exclusion highlights the multidimensional nature of the phenomenon. Social exclusion comprises being excluded from participating in various functional systems in society. A better empirical knowledge base concerning social exclusion of migrant groups and its relation to migrant health in Europe is asked for. In an interdisciplinary short term scientific mission granted by the COST ADAPT network the EU SILC data set for 2010 was used to examine the following questions: Which indicators do measure social exclusion and allow comparative analyses on EU level? Do migrant groups in EU countries, compared to the indigenous population display a higher level of social exclusion?
Social exclusion of migrant groups in Europe
GIANNONI, Margherita;
2014
Abstract
Recent publications about migrant health in Europe have demonstrated that the share of migrants with low socio‐economic status is considerably high compared to the average population. This can be interpreted as a higher risk of social exclusion, as official statistics like OECD measure social exclusion with a poverty indicator. Prominent conceptual work on social exclusion highlights the multidimensional nature of the phenomenon. Social exclusion comprises being excluded from participating in various functional systems in society. A better empirical knowledge base concerning social exclusion of migrant groups and its relation to migrant health in Europe is asked for. In an interdisciplinary short term scientific mission granted by the COST ADAPT network the EU SILC data set for 2010 was used to examine the following questions: Which indicators do measure social exclusion and allow comparative analyses on EU level? Do migrant groups in EU countries, compared to the indigenous population display a higher level of social exclusion?I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
