Social Inequalities, Refugees, and the “European Dream”
Streams of refugees are an actual phenomenon in Europe, sometimes labeled new “mass migration” (Völkerwanderung) in the German-speaking media. In absolute numbers Germany receives the highest number of applications for political asylum, but in relation to its population, Germany is in fifth place in Europe (Eurostat). Hungary receives the most applications per capita, Sweden comes second, Austria third, and Finland fourth. Austria...