The coloniality of integration: Rethinking the science-policy nexus

Nadine Blankvoort, Iva Dodevska, Stefan Manser-Egli, Department of Health Inequities and Societal Participation, Maastricht University, Department of Occupational Therapy, Centre of Expertise Urban Vitality, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Center for Migration, Diversity and Justice, Brussels School of Governance, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Department of Sociology, University of Amsterdam, Laboratory for the Study of Social Processes, University of Neuchâtel

Ethnicities

Published online on April 29, 2026

Abstract

Ethnicities, Ahead of Print.
Across academic and public discourse, migrant integration is normalised as a desirable outcome. This normalisation has been challenged, centring critiques on the continued coloniality of migration and integration governance. Drawing on empirical case ...