My upcoming book
I am very delighted to announce my new book shortly. It is titled Labour Market Discrimination against Migrants and their Children – Drivers, Mechanisms, Interventions and will be published by IMISCOE-Springer. It answers three basic questions regarding the discrimination that people with a migration background suffer from, not only when they apply for a job but also in career chances and occupational attainment.
- 1 What drives discrimination against people with a migration background in the labour market: racism, nationalism, class-based stratification…
- 2 Which mechanisms in organizations allow these drivers to become operational: practices and procedures of recruitment, hiring, assessment, selection, “talent” spotting, promotion, development, criteria…
- 3 Which interventions work or are counterproductive to prevent or to thwart this discrimination: training, awareness sessions, inclusion activities, affirmative action, professionalization policies, migration and integration policy reform…
The book is based on the international literature and on research projects carried out in the Dutch public sector. The findings and conclusions open up a new approach to background-based labour market discrimination in Europe and the rest of the world. I will update this information with a link once the book is there.
Questions about the book?
Write to me for details, a review copy, or a talk about the research behind it.