{"id":38608,"date":"2026-03-02T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swissmig.unine.ch\/?p=38608"},"modified":"2026-02-24T09:53:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T08:53:49","slug":"informing-integration-policies-through-research-a-scoping-literature-review-on-factors-influencing-migrants-integration-in-switzerland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swissmig.unine.ch\/?p=38608","title":{"rendered":"Informing Integration Policies Through Research: A Scoping Literature Review on Factors Influencing Migrants\u2019 Integration in Switzerland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Author(s): Paolo Martinelli, Zo\u00e9 Scalabrini, Francesca Bosisio, Dario Spini<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Source: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s12134-025-01331-4<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Even though \u201cintegration\u201d is a widely criticized concept, research showed that studying migrants\u2019 integration might inform countries\u2019 migration policies. Therefore, this literature review aimed to describe migrants\u2019 integration factors in Switzerland to consider ways to inform Swiss policies. Hence, in this scoping review, we searched seven electronic databases and screened studies following JBI guidelines. We analyzed 40 studies fulfilling eligibility criteria. Findings highlighted that literature on migrants\u2019 integration in Switzerland grew over the past decade, mainly focusing on refugees and asylum seekers, and migrants from the Middle East and North Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Whereas research predominantly focused on professional, school, social, and cultural integration, some scholars broadened their scope by exploring political participation, and access to and experiences with the healthcare system. Studies revealed the influence of individual (skills, knowledge, and characteristics) and structural (administrative decisions, delays, and procedures) factors of integration, and pointed to the importance of social relationships and territoriality for migrants\u2019 integration. While Swiss integration policy sharply focuses on migrants\u2019 individual responsibility and unevenly target different groups, our findings urge policymakers to actively support migrants in their lifelong process of integration by considering under-represented groups and regions, sustaining local association-led initiatives, providing cultural and social meeting places, streamlining administrative procedures, and promoting equity in healthcare. Research that provides a broad perspective on integration might help Swiss policymakers to shape their integration approach in a way that fosters equal rights and a better access to the receiving society\u2019s resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keywords<\/strong>: Integration domains, Integration factors, Integration policies, Switzerland, Critical perspective on integration<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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