Life Strategies of Migrant Families in Marginalised Urban Districts

城市边缘地区移民家庭的生活往往是在困难的经济和社会条件下进行的。家庭制定具体的生活策略来应对这些情况。这项研究对移民和城市研究都有重要意义，但到目前为止，这是一个很大程度上尚未被探索的领域。这项研究将使用定性方法来确定德国斯图加特、奥地利克拉根福和瑞士巴塞尔边缘化城市地区移民家庭所使用的生活策略。重点将是找出家庭如何寻求接受教育和赚取收入的机会。研究问题将审查可供边缘化城市地区的移徙家庭使用的资源，并查明三个选定国家不同地方、社会和政治背景下家庭群体的共同点和不同点。这项研究为深入分析家庭和家庭群体中的个人所采用的生活策略提供了一个平台--跨越国界、代际和性别。这项研究有可能为改进关于移徙和融合的更广泛的论述贡献宝贵的知识。

The life of migrant families in marginalised urban areas often takes place under difficult economic and social conditions. Families develop specific life strategies to deal with these circumstances. This research has significance to both migration and urban research, but is an area that has been largely unexplored to date. This study will utilise a qualitative methodology to identify the life strategies used by migrant families in marginalised urban areas in Stuttgart (Germany), Klagenfurt (Austria) and Basel (Switzerland). The key focus will be to find out how families seek to engage in education and earning opportunities. Research questions will examine the resources that are available for migrant families in marginalized urban areas and, identify commonalities and differences amongst family groups within various local, social and political contexts across the three selected countries. This research provides a platform for in-depth analysis - across international borders, generations and gender - of the life strategies employed by families and individuals within family groups. The research has the potential to contribute valuable knowledge to improving the broader discourse on migration and integration.