Immigration & the politics of the welfare state : a world tour
(2016) EUPHA’s 6th European Conference on Migrant and Ethnic Minority Health — Location: Oslo, Norway (23.June.2016)
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- outcomes, lived experiences Background: The wo rkshop focus on the role played by public policy in influencing immigrant health outcomes. It aims at answering the following question:How does form of the welfare state interact with immigration policy and local conditions to shape the lived experiences a nd health outcomes of immigrants? Several hypotheses were made and the response to this question was brought through 9 case studies. Using the Esping - Andersen’s typology of welfare state, three approaches have been studied: Anglo - Saxon (Australia, Canada,U K), Continental (Austria,Belgium,Germany), or Nordic tradition (Denmark, Norway,Sweden). Each approach entails a different concept that informs public policies. While multiculturalism is particularly dominant among Anglo - Saxon nations, continental nations focus on solidarity while developing public policy likely to shape immigrant experiences. When looking at the Nordic nations, public policy regarding immigration is shaped by the concept of equity. These case studies display the lived experience of immigra nts and the impact of public policy on these experiences. Health status is examined in relation to these two concerns, including the healthy immigrant effect. Form of the welfare state interacted with societal attitudes towards immigrants such each one nat ion from each form of welfare state was identified as having an approach towards immigration that could be seen as potentially health threatening. Objectives: •To provide a comparative view on immigration/integration policies in relation to outcomes on eq uity in terms of socioeconomic status and health. •To provide insights about the health immigrant effect and how public policy may impede/support it •To discuss the typology of Esping - Andersen and its application to the topic of immigration experience, hea lth and public policy. Results: We aim at providing a more comprehensive and comparable landscape on the relation of immigration policies and observable effects on socioeconomic/health status of immigrant populations. It aims at providing some guidelines for public policy to address these issues. - Introduction: public policy, health status & welfare state - From Canada to Australia: how welfare state interact with immigration policy? - Supporting public policy: what are the guidelines ? - Open discussion base d on critical thinking questions Message: The workshop identifies key guidelines for supporting public policy in health and immigration.Interaction between public policy,lived experiences,health outcomes and immigration support the health in all - in - polici es approach.
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Dauvrin, M., & et al. (2016). Immigration & the politics of the welfare state : a world tour. EUPHA’s 6th European Conference on Migrant and Ethnic Minority Health, Oslo, Norway. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/180588