Blind man’s buff: Losing contact while coping with the arrival situation

Léa Bendele

doi:10.5771/2566-7742-2023-1-113

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- 1–5 The European Integration – limits and borders. Introduction to the special issue Stefan Immerfall, Vincent Gengnagel Stefan Immerfall, Vincent Gengnagel 1–5
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  - 6–25 Equal treatment in the single market? Labour market opportunities for migrants with a European and a non-European background Martin Heidenreich Martin Heidenreich 6–25
  - 26–49 Running low on state-capacity: strengthening EU mobile workers’ rights by outsourcing enforcement? The role of advisory services in Germany Josephine Assmus Josephine Assmus 26–49
  - 50–73 German capitalism and migrant work in meat. How COVID allowed to break the path-dependent labour exploitation Susanne K. Schmidt, Michael Blauberger Susanne K. Schmidt, Michael Blauberger 50–73
  - 74–95 European Border and Coast Guard standing corps. The establishment of a European border police Isabel Hilpert Isabel Hilpert 74–95
  - 96–112 The (conceptions of) European identity of pupils in the border region of Rhineland-Palatinate Saskia Langer Saskia Langer 96–112
  - 113–126 Blind man’s buff: Losing contact while coping with the arrival situation Léa Bendele Léa Bendele 113–126
  - 127–151 The European Green Deal, its narrative of green politics for the next generation and the EU’s search for a stable telos Johannes Gerken Johannes Gerken 127–151
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Culture, Practice & Europeanization , page 113 - 126

Blind man’s buff: Losing contact while coping with the arrival situation

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Léa Bendele

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/2566-7742-2023-1-113
- ISSN online: 2566-7742
Abstract

What happens when newly arrived EU citizens lose their point of contact in Germany? Most migrants have a trusted person in the destination area, for example a relative or friends. These people usually help immigrants register, find housing or jobs and offer them a certain degree of security. This essay is about a case in which this contact point is lost early on. A relative withdrew her support and the family had to cope with the arrival situation on their own. The article analyses this individual case against the backdrop of migrating from Romania to Germany. It refers to the legal situation of newly arrived EU citizens in Germany and describes the problems immigrants face in exercising their rights. Adding to migration theory, the article once more emphasises the crucial importance of social capital for the integration process.
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