Deutsches Zentrum für Integrations- und Migrationsforschung

The Deutsche Zentrum für Integrations- und Migrationsforschung (DeZIM) is a non-university research institution that was founded in 2017 and specializes in the topics of integration, migration, social participation, conflicts, and racism.

DeZIM conducts extensive research on various aspects of integration and migration research. The research focuses include:

• Integration and Migration: Investigations into the processes and challenges of integrating migrants into German society.
• Consensus and Conflict: Analysis of the causes, forms, and consequences of social conflicts in post-migrant societies.
• Social Participation and Diversity: Research on discrimination and racism as well as the promotion of social participation and diversity.
• Data-Methods-Monitoring: Operation of the research data center DeZIM.fdz and the National Discrimination and Racism Monitor (NaDiRa), which collect and archive quantitative and qualitative data on migration, integration, and racism[2][3].

The main mission of DeZIM is to improve the empirical and theoretical foundations in the areas of family, equality, youth, senior, and engagement policy and to provide science-based policy advice for the federal government and the states. DeZIM aims to make integration and migration research more visible in Germany and internationally and to objectify the discourse on the topics of integration, migration, discrimination, and racism. It works closely with other university and non-university research institutions, politics, civil society, and the media[1][2].

DeZIM is committed to a variety of sustainability goals and initiatives:

• Gender Equality and Diversity: DeZIM aims for a balanced gender ratio as well as a balanced proportion of individuals with and without a migration background. Applications from women, people of color, Black individuals, and those with refugee or family migration history are explicitly encouraged[3].
• Inclusion and Participation: Through participatory processes and the involvement of marginalized groups and actors, DeZIM promotes knowledge mobilization and social participation.
• Data Protection and Ethical Research: DeZIM adheres to the FAIR principles and ensures the ethical soundness of research projects through an ethics committee[2].

DeZIM offers various programs and tools to achieve its goals, including:

• DeZIM Research Community: A nationwide network of seven scientific institutions researching migration and integration.
• DeZIM Data.Explorer: An interactive tool that allows for easy creation of statistics.
• Spring School and Other Educational Programs: In 2023, DeZIM established a Summer School to promote methodological skills and develop creative solutions for research questions of the post-migrant society[2][4].

Thus, DeZIM is a central institution in Germany that makes a significant contribution to shaping an inclusive and diverse society through its comprehensive research and close connections to politics, civil society, and the media.

• 1 - https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsches_Zentrum_f%C3%BCr_Integrations-_und_Migrationsforschung
• 2 - https://www.dezim-institut.de/institut/ueber-das-dezim/
• 3 - https://jobs.zeit.de/jobs/studentische-hilfskraft-in-der-abteilung-konsens-und-konflikt-m-w-d-k-a-deutsches-zentrum-fuer-integrations-und-migrationsforschung-dezim-e-v-berlin-1087413
• 4 - https://www.dezim-institut.de
• 5 - https://www.kununu.com/de/deutsches-zentrum-fuer-integrations-und-migrationsforschung-dezim