Immigration and Inclusion

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Immigration and Inclusion

This programme aims to deepen our understanding of everyday experiences and interactions, of social cohesion and change in neighbourhoods affected by new international migration to the UK.

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Programme summary

The research projects supported under this programme explore the realities of new immigration and social cohesion from the perspective of new migrants (including economic migrants, refugees, asylum seekers) and long-term residents from white and minority ethnic British communities.

Fieldwork is based in a mix of neighbourhoods across all four nations of the UK.

We are also supporting a small number of development projects in partnership with migrant and refugee community organisations.

Read the programme overview (Word, 94KB)
Read the strategic framework for this programme (Word, 38KB).

Recent publications

Fair Enough? Central and East European migrants in low-wage employment in the UK

By Dr Bridget Anderson, Dr Martin Ruhs and Sarah Spencer from the Centre on Migration, Policy and Society, University of Oxford and Dr Ben Rogaly, Sussex Centre for Migration Research, University of Sussex.

This indepth research explores the employment experiences of migrants from East and Central Europe in low-wage occupations – agriculture, construction, hospitality and au pair work. Migrants participating in the study came from four Accession (A8) countries: Poland, Slovakia, Lithuania and the Czech Republic, and two non-A8 countries, Ukraine and Bulgaria. The study also gives rich insights into UK employers’ views on migrant workers and UK nationals on what determines employer demand for migrant labour, reasons behind decisions to recruit, use of intermediaries, pay and conditions.

The study, conducted before and after enlargement of the EU on 1 May 2004, involved surveys and interviews with over 600 migrants and 500 employers.

Neighbourhood experiences of new immigration: Reflections from the evidence base

By David Robinson and Kesia Reeve from Sheffield Hallam University.

A review of evidence on the realities of daily life for new immigrants and the local consequences of their arrival and settlement.

What’s new about new immigrants in twenty-first century Britain?

By Rob Berkeley, Omar Khan and Mohan Ambikaipaker from The Runnymede Trust

This concept paper explores what's new about immigration in 2005 by comparing it with immigration to the UK thirty years ago.

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Immigration, social cohesion and social capital: What are the links?

Roger Zetter, David Griffiths and Nando Sigona from Oxford Brookes University with Don Flynn from Joint Council for Welfare of Immigrants

This concept paper explores the interaction between migrants’ social relationships in their community (their social capital) and the development of a stable and integrated society (social cohesion) at the local level.

Read the paper

If you would like to receive the JRF Findings (research summaries) of these and related projects, please contact marguerite.owen@jrf.org.uk with full contact details – subject heading 'Immigration & Inclusion'.

Calls for proposals

Current open calls

Project funding activity has been completed, therefore we will not issue any further calls for proposals under this programme. If you want to be notified of calls funded by other programmes, please Sign up to our 'Project funding' mailing list.