(2025):
Partnership preferences in modern migration societies: religious homophily among young muslims and christians in Germany.
European Journal of Population = Revue Européenne de Démographie, 41, issue 1, (article no. 4), pp. 1-23.
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Partnership Formation in the Context of Recent Refugee Migration (PARFORM)
Research question/goal:
The project explores the process of partnership formation among newly arrived (male) immigrants in the context of skewed sex ratios and newcomers’ pronounced cultural and social distances to the host countries’ mainstream population. In doing so, it applies a two-sided perspective, i.e., it examines the interplay of (subjective) attitudes on part of the majority population within the host society and immigrants’ individual preferences and constraints. Since transnational marriages are common among immigrants, particularly Muslims, the project intends to scrutinize this type of partner choice.
Current stage:
In 2024, the first and the second wave of the PARFORM data collection were completed and the fieldwork for the third wave was started. Furthermore, the project team has begun to prepare the scientific use file and compile additional data at regional level, which will be merged with the data from the respondents.
The results from the different data collections (PARFORM wave 1, CILS4EU-DE, GIP) have been presented at several international conferences and prepared for publication. Several papers are currently under review or have been accepted for publication in scientific journals. Furthermore, the team has initiated international and national collaborations and organised a workshop with colleagues from the Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB) at the MZES.
Fact sheet
Funding:
European Research Council (ERC)
Duration:
2018 to 2027
Status:
ongoing
Data Sources:
Primary data
Geographic Space:
Germany
Publications
Journal Articles
van Tubergen, Frank, Gusta Wachter, Yuliya Kosyakova and Irena Kogan
(2024):
Return intentions among Ukrainian refugees in Europe: A Cross-National Study.
International Migration, 62, issue 5, pp. 181-191.
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Kuhlemann, Jana
(2024):
Linking refugees’ time perceptions and their time use.
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 50, issue 18, pp. 4621-4641.
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Kogan, Irena, Stefanie Heyne, Jana Kuhlemann and Chadi Abdul-Rida
(2023):
Distinct Boundaries? Preferences of Immigrants’ Descendants Regarding Partnerships with Recent Refugees from Syria and Afghanistan in Germany.
Zeitschrift für Soziologie, 52, issue 4, pp. 379–390.
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Kosyakova, Yuliya, and Irena Kogan
(2022):
Labor market situation of refugees in Europe : The role of individual and contextual factors.
Frontiers in Political Science, (article no. 4:977764), pp. 1-14.
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Kuhlemann, Jana
(2022):
Refugees' time investments — Differences in the time use of refugees, other immigrants, and natives in Germany.
Frontiers in Human Dynamics, (article no. 4:1037778), pp. 1-18.
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Book Chapters
Kosyakova, Yuliya, and Irena Kogan
(2024):
The role of social capital in immigrants’ and refugees’ labour market integration: evidence from Germany.
Pp. 288-304 in:
Steve McDonald, Rochelle Côté, Jing Shen
(Eds.)
Handbook on Inequality and Social Capital.
Cheltenham:
Edward Elgar.
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Kogan, Irena, and Yuliya Kosyakova
(2023):
Understanding Immigrant Labor Market Stratification: What Can the Case of Recent Refugee Migration to Europe Contribute?.
Pp. C41S1-C41P167 in:
Markus Gangl, Lucinda Platt, Javier G. Polavieja, Herman G. van de Werfhorst
(Eds.)
The Oxford Handbook of Social Stratification.
Oxford:
Oxford University Press.
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Other Publications
Heyne, Stefanie, Jana Kuhlemann and Irena Kogan
(2024):
Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Survey in Four European Countries – Germany. Technical Report on the Factorial Survey Experiment “Partnership Preferences among Young Adults in Germany”. Wave 9 – 2022, v7.0.0.
Mannheim
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Conference Presentations
Heyne, Stefanie, Jana Kuhlemann and Irena Kogan
(2024):
Are male Muslim immigrants perceived as a particular threat in Western countries? Evidence from a factorial survey experiment in Germany.
["Ungleichheit und Zusammenhalt", Gemeinsame Tagung der DGS-Sektion "Soziale Ungleichheit und Sozialstrukturanalyse" und des Cluster 2 des Forschungsinstituts Gesellschaftlicher Zusammenhalt (FGZ), Bremen, March 05th to March 07th, 2024]
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Heyne, Stefanie, Irena Kogan and Jana Kuhlemann
(2024):
Is it a match? The congruence of partnership preferences between Syrian and Afghan refugees and the German population.
[Workshop "Experimental Research on ethnic diversity, discrimination, and pro-sociality in European societies", Mannheim, March 13th to March 15th, 2024]
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Heyne, Stefanie, Irena Kogan and Jana Kuhlemann
(2024):
Is it a match? The congruence of partnership preferences between Syrian and Afghan refugees and the German Population.
[European Population Conference 2024, Edinburgh, June 12th to June 15th, 2024]
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Heyne, Stefanie, Irena Kogan and Jana Kuhlemann
(2024):
Is it a match? The congruence of partnership preferences between Syrian and Afghan refugees and the German population.
[Sixth Annual Conference of Experimental Sociology (ACES), Turin, August 28th to August 30th, 2024]
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Heyne, Stefanie, Irena Kogan and Jana Kuhlemann
(2024):
Is it a match? The similarity in partnership preferences between Syrian and Afghan refugees and the German population.
[European Consortium for Social Research Annual Conference, Barcelona, September 12th to September 14th, 2024]
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Palomo-Lario, Carlos, Irena Kogan, Stefanie Heyne and Jana Kuhlemann
(2024):
It takes two to court: Partnership formation in the context of forced migration.
[Seminar on Analytical Sociology: Theory and Empirical Applications, Venice, November 18th to November 21st, 2024]
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Palomo-Lario, Carlos, Irena Kogan, Stefanie Heyne and Jana Kuhlemann
(2024):
It takes two to court: Partnership formation in the context of forced migration.
[RC28 Summer Meeting, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, August 06th to August 08th, 2024]
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Kogan, Irena, Stefanie Heyne and Jana Kuhlemann
(2024):
Partnership formation in the context of refugee migration: What role do partner preferences among refugees and the German population play?.
[Sociology Seminary, Nuffield College, Oxford, (online), March 06th, 2024]
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Kogan, Irena, Stefanie Heyne and Jana Kuhlemann
(2024):
Partnership formation in the context of refugee migration: What role do partner preferences among refugees and the German population play?.
[Migration Observatory 8th Annual Conference, Centro Studi Luca d’Agliano and Fondazione Collegio Carlo Alberto, Turin, March 22nd, 2024]
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Kogan, Irena, and Jennifer Lundquist
(2024):
Going Online: Partnership Formation among Syrian and Afghan refugees in Germany.
[Researcher Mobility Program Baden-Württemberg – University of Massachusetts, Heidelberg, November 29th, 2024]
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Kuhlemann, Jana, and Irena Kogan
(2024):
Religion and partner search among young refugees and migrants in Germany.
[ECSR Annual Conference, Barcelona, September 12th to September 14th, 2024]
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Kuhlemann, Jana, and Irena Kogan
(2024):
Religion and partner search among young refugees, migrants, and natives in Germany.
["Ungleichheit und Zusammenhalt", Gemeinsame Tagung der DGS-Sektion "Soziale Ungleichheit und Sozialstrukturanalyse" und des Cluster 2 des Forschungsinstituts Gesellschaftlicher Zusammenhalt (FGZ), Bremen, March 05th to March 07th, 2024]
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Kogan, Irena, Jana Kuhlemann and Amrei Maddox
(2024):
The role of family context in partner search among male refugees in Germany.
[5th International CILS4EU User Conference, MZES, Mannheim, September 26th to September 27th, 2024]
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Kogan, Irena, and Jana Kuhlemann
(2024):
The role of online dating for homogamy.
[5th International CILS4EU User Conference, Mannheim, September 26th to September 27th, 2024]
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Heyne, Stefanie, Jana Kuhlemann and Irena Kogan
(2023):
Homophily in partnership preferences of migrants and natives in Germany: Evidence from a factorial survey experiment.
[RC28 Spring Meeting "Education and Social Inequality accross the Life Course", Paris, May 24th to May 26th, 2023]
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Heyne, Stefanie, Jana Kuhlemann and Grace C. Olzinski
(2023):
Instability of Interethnic Partnerships in Early Adulthood.
[30th Annual Workshop of the European Research Network on Transitions in Youth (TiY), Edinburgh, September 06th to September 08th, 2023]
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Heyne, Stefanie, Jana Kuhlemann and Grace C. Olzinski
(2023):
Instability of Interethnic Partnerships in Early Adulthood.
[3rd International Conference on Fertility and Family Dynamics in Migrant and Minority Group, Wiesbaden, October 12th to October 13th, 2023]
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Kuhlemann, Jana
(2023):
The role of time use in young refugees’ social integration.
[30th Annual Workshop of the European Research Network on Transitions in Youth (TiY), Edinburgh, September 06th to September 08th, 2023]
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Heyne, Stefanie, Jana Kuhlemann and Irena Kogan
(2022):
Attitudes towards partnerships with Afghan and Syrian refugees: Evidence from a factorial survey experiment.
[Seminar "Analytical Sociology: Theory and Empirical Applications", San Servolo, Venice, November 14th to November 17th, 2022]
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Heyne, Stefanie, Jana Kuhlemann and Irena Kogan
(2022):
Attitudes towards partnerships with Afghan and Syrian refugees: Evidence from a factorial survey experiment.
[2nd IMES Workshop on Immigration, Integration, and Attitudes, Mannheim, September 22nd to September 23rd, 2022]
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Heyne, Stefanie, Jana Kuhlemann and Irena Kogan
(2022):
Interethnic partnership preferences of migrants and natives in Germany.
[41. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie, Bielefeld, September 26th to September 30th, 2022]
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Kuhlemann, Jana
(2022):
Refugees' Time Investments – Differences in the time use of refugees, other immigrants, and the native population in Germany.
[RC28 Spring Meeting, London, April 21st to April 23rd, 2022]
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Kuhlemann, Jana
(2022):
Refugees’ Time Investments - Differences in the time use of refugees, other immigrants, and natives in Germany.
[19th IMISCOE Annual Conference, Oslo (hybrid), June 29th to July 01st, 2022]
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Kuhlemann, Jana
(2022):
Refugees’ Time Investments - Differences in the time use of refugees, other immigrants, and natives in Germany.
[ECSR Annual Conference, Amsterdam, July 06th to July 08th, 2022]
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