Królestwo Niderlandów to państwo, które od wieków przyciągało imigrantów ze względu na otwartość, tolerancję; bez względu na pochodzenie etniczne i kulturowe, a słynęło z możliwości rozwoju i bogactwa. Model nordycki realizowany w polityce społecznej Królestwa Niderlandów w szczególny sposób zwraca uwagę na programy socjalne i obejmuje swoim zasięgiem główne rodzaje ryzyk socjalnych. Opieka państwa rozciąga się od chwili narodzin aż do śmierci. Bezpieczeństwo socjalne w Królestwie Niderlandów głównie świadczone jest w formie finansowej i odpowiednio redystrybuowane są środki na poszczególne zasiłki wprowadzane przez państwo dla imigrantów zamieszkujących na stałe w Holandii. Osłony socjalne w Holandii należą do najlepszych w Europie. Imigranci dostosowując się do wymagań instytucji państwa są zabezpieczeni socjalnie.

Italian Migration Policy

Italy, due to it is geographical location, is extremely exposed to migratory movements. Over the past few decades, the Republic has undergone a far-reaching transformation from sending to receiving country. A country in which a migration policy practically did not exist had to build it from scratch quite quickly, which was associated with many of its disadvantages, reformed over time. A breakthrough moment was the migration crisis initiated in 2011 and caused by the Arab Spring in North Africa. It was a real test not only for the Italian migration policy, but in retrospect also for the entire European Union, where, unfortunately, there was no enough solidarity.

Development support of immigrants’ social competences in the process of integration with the host society (the case of research carried out as part of the project Integration and Educational Support for Migrants (WIEM) under POWER 2014–2020)

The aim of the article is to describe the model of development support of immigrants’ social competences in the process of integration with the host society. Referring to the aim of the article, the authors formulated the following research problems: What level of the analyzed social competences do the surveyed immigrants have? What educational and consulting activities should be offered to project participants, i.e. people with low basic skills, corresponding to a level not higher than PRK level 3? What validation actions should be taken towards project participants after the implementation of educational and consulting activities? The theoretical part of the article addresses the concept of social competence and describes its elements. The empirical part presents the methodology and results of the conducted research as well as the conclusions and recommendations. 170 immigrants from Ukraine participated in the study. Most of the respondents had basic social competences. In terms of self-motivation (motivation), it was 94% of the respondents, assertiveness – 81%, self-presentation – 71%, communication – building interpersonal relationships – 95%, stress management / conflict management– 96%, and in terms of functioning in a team (including multicultural one) – 10%.

Prejudice-based bullying against minorities. On the role of immigrant background and intergroup processes in explaining and limiting the phenomenon

Societies are becoming more ethnically and culturally diverse. This growing diversity offers new opportunities for both individuals and societies. At the same time, it also creates challenges such as a polarized political climate and an increase in hostile behaviour based on prejudice, such as ethnic discrimination and peer violence against immigrants. Recent research on the forms of bullying of minority groups by peers suggests that prejudice has some influence on specific patterns of bullying, but not enough attention has yet been given to this either in the conceptualization of bullying itself or in the design of intervention and prevention programs. It is therefore suggested that further research and the design of prevention programs could be targeted to give more attention to prejudice as one of the factors underlying this form of peer violence. The article is of a review nature and has been organized in a conceptual way, i.e. the focus is on prejudice-based bullying, which is the subject of research, but at the same time, arguments for the presented point of view will be presented to justify further empirical research in this problem area.

Migration Panic and Migrants Dignity

The aim of so-called moral panics is to effectively influence the assessment of phenomena and the attitudes of individual people. The tools for its induction are media-manipulated information and its uncritical recipients. In recent decades, these efforts have concerned the increasingly intense phenomenon of global human migration. Although it refers to only 3–4% of the total population, it provokes exceptionally strong controversies, creating specific forms of so-called migration panic. Instead of a reliable discussion about migrants and refugees, their rights and obligations, and their inherent and inalienable human dignity, manipulated public opinion perpetuates hardly humane thinking and action. It insults strangers in a dangerously aggressive way against existing natural and positive law, ethical and religious requirements.

Muslim Women Australia’s Activities Regarding Immigrants

Since 1983, Muslim Women Australia has been committed to promoting gender equality, education, and raising social awareness among Muslim women. The article attempts to indicate the role of this organization in the process of integration and support of Muslim immigrant women in the multicultural society of Australia, taking into account the challenges resulting from their double marginalization due to gender and religion. Political science analysis methods, including literature review and case studies, are employed to present the organization’s activist endeavors. Key areas of activity include combating domestic violence, providing adaptive support, social education, as well as legal and financial assistance, thereby strengthening the position of Muslim women within Australia’s socio-political structure.