REPCHANCE Europe - Drivers and Obstacles to Minority Representation

Immigration has shaped the societies of Germany, The Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, but the socio-political integration of immigrant-origin citizens still lags behind. Under the premise that immigrant-origin citizens should have the same chances to get nominated as parliamentary candidates and to pursue a political career, REPCHANCE Europe investigates the paths of sitting immigrant-origin parliamentarians into politics and of those re-elected to their parliamentary career. Based on the analyses of both quantitative and qualitative data in five European countries, REPCHANCE Europe allows for a comparative view on the parliamentary representation of immigrant-origin citizens in the second decade of the 21st century.

Repchance Europe is funded by the Robert Bosch Foundation, Stiftung Mercator Schweiz and Porticus.

Speakers and Experts

Andreas M. Wüst is Professor of Political Science at the Munich University of Applied Sciences

Laura Morales is a Research Professor at the Institute for Public Policies and Goods of the Spanish National Research Council in Madrid and a Full Professor of Political Science at Sciences Po Paris

Liza Mügge is Associate Professor in Political Science and PI of the Politics of Diversity research group at the University of Amsterdam

Gianni D’Amato is Professor of Migration and Citizenship at the University of Neuchâtel

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