This thematic issue of UNESCO’s International Journal on Multicultural Societies (IJMS) addresses the issue of migration will remain an important part of the “new Europe” by exploring integration approaches and processes for different groups of migrants in new settlement countries at macro and micro levels. It pays particular attention to the geographical dimension of migrant integration by examining both urban and peripheral/rural contexts. This introduction provides the background and context to four subsequent contributions.
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