A cosmopolitan explanation of the integration paradox: a mixed methods approach

Recent studies conclude that higher-educated migrants experience less belonging to the residence country than lower-educated migrants, which has been dubbed integration paradox. World citizenship is a possible explanation yet left untheorized and empirically untested. We are first theorize test this mechanism for Turkish in Netherlands using mixed-methods approach. Results based on NIS2NL survey confirm world an of paradox when acknowledging its interplay with origin country. associated lower sense Netherlands, albeit only feel low Turkey. These findings underlined by in-depth interviews purposively sampled highly-skilled (N = 32). Moreover, two proposed narrative strategies vital understand negative association between national belonging. thus key understanding