Alekseev D. V. Integration of immigrants in Spain: Circumstances, state policy, possibilities of use in Russia. Izvestiya of Saratov University. Sociology. Politology, 2022, vol. 22, iss. 3, рр. 305–313 (in Russian). DOI: https: ...

Abstract

The high proportion of the immigrants in Russia characterized by the ethnic and religious diversity actualizes the economic and socio-cultural integration of immigrants to ensure the security and stability of society. To develop migrant integration programs in Russia at the national and regional levels and evaluate their effectiveness, an important task is to analyze the experience of Spain, a country with the similar structure of migration flows and regional aspects of integration. The article presents the results of the analysis of the migrant integration policy in Spain. The key issues are: assessment of migration flows to Spain and identification of the regional features of integration; review of the measurement methods for evaluating the results of integration policies based on a system of indicators and indices. Particular attention is paid to investigating the possibility of using the Spanish experience of the integration in Russia. The empirical basis for the analysis include the results of the 2010 Zaragoza Declaration, as well as the results of the investigations of the Spanish think tanks to monitor the integration of migrants, statistical data from the Eurostat agency and the National Institute of Statistics of Spain. Based on the results of the study the possibility of using the innovative measurement system regarding the integration of immigrants in Spain and its regions proposed by a team of authors led by D. Godenau was revealed. This proposal is relevant especially to assess the integration of migrants in Russia, especially in the field of labor relations, which is the most sensitive area of integration, due to the most pronounced discrimination in it.