European Welfare States and Minority Groups

我提出的研究问题是，欧洲福利国家如何应对少数群体的需求，特别是正统派？我计划对欧洲各个城市的正统派人口进行比较研究，并分析他们与福利国家的关系。其他比较点将是生活在同一社区的哈雷迪群体和其他少数群体之间的比较。哈雷丁族往往生活在更贫穷、种族更多样化的社区，所以我的研究打算看看他们与所在地区的其他少数民族相比生活得如何。因为我对理解因果过程很感兴趣，所以定性案例研究工作对我的项目最有意义。并不是所有的欧洲犹太人都有正统派社区，所以这里的案例研究的可能性有限。哈雷丁在欧洲主要居住的地区包括斯坦福德山、索尔福德、盖茨黑德、巴黎和安特卫普，因此这些地区最有可能成为案例研究的区域。为了为我的案例研究收集数据，我将首先尽可能使用已有的信息和统计数据。然而，我的大部分研究可能必须通过实地工作来收集。我必须在各种案例研究中与哈瑞迪社区直接接触。虽然我没有使用人种学并将自己嵌入社区，但在我试图获得社区信任的过程中，我会从人种学的敏感性中获得信息。

My proposed research question asks how European welfare states respond to the needs of minority groups, specifically the Haredim? I plan on conducting a comparative study between Haredi populations in various European cities and analysing their relationships to the welfare state. Other points of comparison will be between Haredi groups and other minority groups living in the same neighbourhoods. Haredim tend to live in poorer and more ethnically diverse neighbourhoods, so my research proposes to see how they fare in comparison to other minorities in their areas. Since I am essentially interested in understanding causal processes, qualitative case study work makes most sense for my project. Haredi communities are not present in all European Jewish populations so there are limited possibilities for case studies here. The principal areas in which Haredim live in Europe include Stamford Hill, Salford, Gateshead, Paris and Antwerp, so these would constitute the most likely case study areas. In order to go about collecting data for my case studies, I will firstly use pre-existing information and statistics where possible. However, a large portion of my research will likely have to be gathered through field work. I would have to make direct contact with the Haredi communities in the various case studies. While I am not employing ethnography and embedding myself in the community, I would be informed by ethnographic sensibility in my attempts to gain trust in the community.