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Reinforcing path dependencies: The struggle to attract and integrate foreign workers in regions undergoing structural change

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: In order to address the demographically induced labour shortage, it is essential to attract and integrate foreign workers, particularly in the context of Germany’s ongoing structural transformation. However, the example of the Saxony-Anhalt part of the central German mining district indicates that historical path dependencies make this process considerably more difficult. Structural, institutional and economic factors pose a challenge to attracting and integrating foreign workers. There is an urgent need to investigate the related causes scientifically. Such research should be accompanied by a political, economic and social debate.

Source: Raumforschung und Raumordnung / Spatial Research and Planning

DOI: 10.14512/rur.3405

Authors: Ruediger Wink, Hanna Fischer, Nadine Marmai, Jana Winter

Institution: Leipzig University of Applied Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Migration and Labor Dynamics

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,760