Governance of Migrant Integration in the Czech Republic

Eva Dohnalová

Governance of Migrant Integration in the Czech Republic

Číslo: 1/2021
Periodikum: Sociální práce

Klíčová slova: integration, integration policy, immigrants, refugees, international protection

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Anotace: OBJECTIVES: The aim of this article is to analyse the development of integration policy in

the Czech Republic and answer the following question: How is the official integration policy
of the Czech Republic towards foreign nationals and refugees formulated at the national and
local level. THEORETICAL BASE: The relevant theoretical concepts are based on migration
studies and social policy. METHODS: This is a case study. Its subject of examination is the
state integration policy of the Czech Republic. Data has been drawn from relevant strategic and
legislative documents, project outputs of municipalities and civil society organizations, specialised
articles. OUTCOMES: The integration policy of the Czech Republic follows a EU-wide trend of
introducing mandatory integration measures for foreign nationals from non-EU countries in the
frame of civic integration model. In the opposite the state integration program for beneficiaries
of international protection is entirely voluntary. SOCIAL WORK IMPLICATIONS: Social
workers represent a vital profession that helps implement large parts of the integration measures in
the field of social integration (housing, employment, education, health, family, social system, etc.).