Of all the various areas of participation which are particularly relevant to integration policy \u2013 for instance education and training, the labour market, housing and health \u2013 it is political participation and other areas of social participation which have so far been largely ignored by research. Questions raised include: Do migrants feel they are well represented within the political system in Germany? Do they trust its various institutions? And are they politically\/socially active?<\/p>\n
The SVR Research Unit\u2019s project will be looking at key determinants in regard to an understanding of and trust in politics, political action\/participation and social engagement by evaluating relevant items in the 2018 and 2020 SVR Integration Barometers. Account will be taken of different groups of origin (including in comparison to those without a migration background), gender differences, migrant generations, regional specifics and socio-demographic background variables.<\/p>\n