Immigrant candidates in the Netherlands

Immigrant Households in the Netherlands

We estimate a collective time allocation model, where Dutch, Surinamese/Antillean and Turkish households behave as if both spouses maximize a household utility function. We assume that paid labor and housework are the endogenous choice variables and furthermore consider household production. Surinamese/Antillean and Turkish women differ from Dutch women because they value (joint) household prod...

The adaptation of non-western and Muslim immigrant adolescents in the Netherlands: An immigrant paradox?

This article addresses the possible existence of an immigrant paradox in a sample of immigrant adolescents attending vocational schools in the Netherlands. An immigrant paradox is the finding that first generation immigrants show a more positive pattern of adaptation than nationals despite poorer economic conditions. Second generation immigrants regress to the nationals in terms of adaptation. ...

Echinococcus vogeli in Immigrant from Suriname to the Netherlands

Author affiliations: University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (K. Stijnis, A. Bart, L.A.A. Brosens, T. van Gulik, T. van Gool, M.P. Grobusch); Medical Center Haaglanden, The Hague, the Netherlands (A.C. Dijkmans); University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands (L.A.A. Brosens); Bernhard Nocht Institute, Hamburg, Germany (B. Muntau, D. Tappe); University of Würzburg, Würz...

The role of immigrant organisations in the transforming welfare state: Revealing blind spots in the Netherlands

This paper juxtaposes the framework of research on the role of voluntary work in the welfare state with discussion about the societal role of immigrant organisations, focusing on the Netherlands case. We identify limitations in local research and policy evaluations of immigrant organisation contributions, and argue that Dutch social policy defines organisations by one specific view, called ‘soc...

Making the List: The Growth (And Varying Success) of Immigrant-Origin Political Candidates in Western Europe