Integration of Immigrants and the Theory of Recognition: 'Just Integration'

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This book approaches the issue of immigrant integration as a democratic justice problem. Based on Honneth’s recognition theory, it introduces the concept of ‘Just Integration’, which challenges the capacity of the actual recognition order of the host society to include its immigrants as full members. The study criticizes the current political obsession to restore the social cohesion of the host society in the face of immigration. It argues that this perception inhibits host societies from recognizing their immigrants as individuals who have authentic skills, qualifications and identities in addition to their ethnic, cultural and religious attachments. The author applies the concept of ‘Just Integration’ to the real pathologies that immigrants/refugees suffer in Canada and Turkey, providing guidelines for progress towards better integration of immigrants within host societies and institutions. Front Matter ....Pages i-vii Introduction: What Is Integration? (Gulay Ugur Goksel)....Pages 1-23 Front Matter ....Pages 25-25 Theories of Justice, Multiculturalism, and the Theory of Recognition (Gulay Ugur Goksel)....Pages 27-56 What Is Just Integration? (Gulay Ugur Goksel)....Pages 57-102 Front Matter ....Pages 103-103 Socio-economic Integration of Skilled Immigrants in Canada (Gulay Ugur Goksel)....Pages 105-144 Integration of Syrian Refugees in Turkey (Gulay Ugur Goksel)....Pages 145-175 Back Matter ....Pages 177-182