Content and Objectives

The focus is on the question of the influence of migration and ethnic origin on objective indicators (e.g. labour market earnings, naturalisation, housing situation, further migration behaviour) and subjective indicators of acculturation and integration (e.g. social identity, perceived discrimination and health) and corresponding differences and patterns between countries, regions and groups. This also raises the question of what role objective and subjective factors (e.g. migration expectations, personality) play in individual migration decisions and the objective and perceived acculturation of migrants. For example, the international mobility of German citizens and mobility-related changes in well-being and attachment to Germany as well as return migration behaviour and potential reintegration in Germany are analysed. Panel data sets such as the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), the German Emigration and Remigration Panel Study (GERPS) and the Swiss Migration-Mobility Survey (MMS) are used to empirically analyse causal relationships at an individual level.

In addition, the project also aims to further develop static and interactive visualisations of migration movements that enable a better understanding of current trends in international migration for different target groups