Migrant self-organization

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Migrant self-organizations ( MSO or MO for migrant organization ) are the voluntary associations, initiatives and associations established by immigrants for “people with a migration background ” (or “people with a migration history ”) to protect and represent their interests.

The first migrant organizations were founded in the 1960s. In addition to specific goals such as promoting sport , language , religion or culture , directly or indirectly, employment and dealing with the issues of migration , integration and civic engagement always play a major role.

definition

There is no uniform definition of the conditions that must exist for the designation “migrant self-organization”. Usually the term is used for organizations that were founded mainly or exclusively by people with a migration background, or whose members are predominantly people with a migration background.

Friedrich Heckmann explains the emergence of migrant self-organizations sociologically as follows: "To protect against being overwhelmed by the new socialization process, migrants of the first generation often tend to develop their own ethnic forms of organization and social circles."

Development history

The first migrant self- organizations in Germany came into being in the 1960s and dealt with the concerns of guest workers who were not or insufficiently served by existing organizations. First of all, migrant self-organizations were encouraged to give the guest workers a bridge to their culture of origin by preserving the customs, the original language and religion. Accordingly, migrant self-organizations were initially confronted with the accusation of strengthening segregation .

In the following decades, both the perception and the range of tasks of the migrant self-organizations changed: They became bridge builders between the culture of origin and the host culture and deal, among other things, with social orientation and support, education, health, anti-racism work and lobbying.

So far there is no reliable information on the total number of migrant self-organizations in Germany. Keser calculates that in 2011 there would be 16,000 to 20,000 migrant self-organizations in Germany, an order of magnitude that, according to other sources, was already reached in 2001.

Umbrella organizations

Due to the recent history of immigration in Germany, a large number of the MSO can be assigned to the group of people of Turkish origin and the ethnic German repatriates . While there are large umbrella organizations or interest groups such as the compatriot of Germans from Russia or the Turkish community in Germany , umbrella organizations for all MSOs of Turkish origin or for all Russian-German MSOs have not yet been established. A common umbrella organization for all migrant organizations in Germany does not yet exist. The Federal Association of Immigrant Associations in Germany is (BAGIV) by his own admission, the only national and multinational umbrella organization of migrant organizations with the objective of integration-promoting self-advocacy, but without significant participation of Russian Germans and repatriates from the former Soviet Union . This group of people forms the largest immigration group in Germany and is one of the best integrated immigration groups.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Karin Weiss: Migrant Organizations and the State: Recognition, Cooperation, Promotion . In: G. Schultze, D. Thränhardt (Ed.): Migrant Organizations - Engagement, Transnationality, Integration . WISO Discourse - Expertise and Documentation on Economic and Social Policy, 2013, p. 22 .
  2. ^ Friedrich Heckmann: Conditions for successful integration . Ed .: efms. Bamberg 2005, p. 3 .
  3. ^ A b A. Müller, FJ Montiel, R. Lietz: Country Report Germany - Halfway to integration: Observations on Recognition, Participation and Diversity Management Practices in the Region of Baden . Ed .: Fondazione ISMU. Milan 2017, p. 150 .
  4. ^ A b S. Keser: Migrant (roof) organizations in Germany . Ed .: The Commissioner for Refugees, Migration and Integration. 2012, p. 5 .
  5. ↑ K. Hunn: Workplace in Germany, home in Turkey? Ed .: Bertelsmann Foundation. 2011, p. 5 .
  6. ^ A b Dietrich Thränhardt: Migrant Organizations - Engagement, Transnationality, Integration. In: G. Schultze, D. Thränhardt (Ed.): Migrant Organizations - Engagement, Transnationality, Integration . WiSo Discourse - Expertise and Documentation on Economic and Social Policy, 2013, p. 5 .
  7. ↑ INBAS Social Research: migrant organizations in Hesse . Ed .: Hessian Ministry of Justice, for Integration and Europe. 2011, p. 15 .
  8. ↑ http://www.bagiv.de/
  9. ↑ https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/aussiedlerinterview100.html