@inbook{df6b3ef0edc44ea5a5d2adbdd1f29555,
title = "Integration and Adaptation Policy towards Migrants in Germany: Lessons from Unexpected Experiences",
abstract = "This chapter reviews the integration experiences and policies in Germany before and after the so-called “refugee crisis{\textquoteright}. Chancellor Angela Merkel's famous words {\textquoteleft}wir schaffen das{\textquoteright} (we manage this) have mobilized both policy actions and a massive grassroots engagement. In this context, we discuss the scope, efficiency and impact of German integration and adaptation policies. We review critically how Germany has dealt institutionally with immigration in the past and how it has adjusted its institutional approach to deal with the refugee crisis. Furthermore, in a case study on integration policies in higher education, we highlight the interplay between institutional approaches and grassroots engagement to achieve integration objectives. We argue that to a certain extent, the refugee crisis has acted as a catalyst for Germany to come to terms with its long-denied status as an immigration country.",
author = "Harald Sander and S. Heuchemer",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 Emerald Publishing Limited of reproduction in any form reserved.",
year = "2020",
doi = "10.1108/S1877-636120200000025009",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-1-83909-905-2",
volume = "25",
series = "Advanced Series in Management",
publisher = "Emerald Group Publishing Limited",
pages = "115--131",
editor = "S. Przytu{\l}a and L. Su{\l}kowski",
booktitle = "Integration of Migrants into the Labour Market in Europe",
}