The immigration policy of Spain as a new immigration nation and the reactions of the Spanish society

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15H06110
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Area studies
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: FUKASAWA Haruna 東京大学, 大学院総合文化研究科, 助教 (90761429)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-08-28 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 移民政策 / スペイン / 社会統合政策

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Between the 1990's and the 2000's, Spain has rapidly transformed into a nation of immigration. Despite the large numbers of different ethnic peoples setting in Spain within such a short period, there is little trace of anti immigrant forces at work. This may be due to the fact that Spain has had the advantage as a latecomer in accepting immigrants by learning from the experiences of other nations. Other factors include the presence of former immigrant workers within the Spanish society over the years, the country´s deeply rooted history of democracy and human rights protection after the dictatorship era, the difficulty in pursuing national identity as a result of increasing regionalism, as well as the co-existence of Spanish nationals and immigrant workers where the latter take on unskilled jobs.

Free Research Field

地域研究