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Niklas Harder
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Political scientist | Co-Head of Integration at DeZIM | Formerly @ Immigration Policy Lab (Stanford) & Graduate School of Decision Sciences (Konstanz) | Research on integration, political participation & policy evaluation
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I’m very happy to see our paper published in Political Geography. We show that your country of residence influences your waiting time for an appointment at a German diplomatic mission. These differences are substantial and far from random.
deutschmann.bsky.social Emanuel Deutschmann @deutschmann.bsky.social · 2d
New #openaccess study

We made >16,000 visa appointment requests at German embassies and consulates worldwide

Key finding: The poorer the country, the longer the wait time and the lower the chance to get an appointment.

"A time panelty for the Global South?"
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Visas are a key tool for states to regulate incoming mobility from abroad, which can have ramifications for the establishment and perpetuation of global inequalities. In this article, we systematically analyze visa appointment wait times in German embassies and consulates worldwide. Using computational methods, we collect—and publish—fine-grained longitudinal data on the closest available appointment dates for various visa types, covering a total of 16,182 visa appointment requests. Our analysis reveals strong and systematic variance: the poorer the country a diplomatic mission is based in, the longer the wait time and the lower the chances of finding an available appointment (which ranges from almost 0 to 100 percent). We also argue that Germany’s system is quite opaque compared to other established immigration countries such as the U.S. These core findings raise important questions in light of current debates about global justice, legal pathways to migration, and efforts to attract foreign talent. Graph that shows that 44.1 percent of requests did not lead to an appointment that could be selected. For the 55.9 percent where an appointment was available the distribution of wait times follows a steep curve with short wait times in many cases and a long tail of few cases with very long wait times of up to 98 days. The average wait times and chances to find an appointment varied a lot between Germany's diplomatic missions. The latter range from almost 0 to 100 percent. This variance is not random. Rather, economic wellbeing (GDP per capita) is a key predictor of wait times and chances of finding an appointment. The poorer the country a German embassy/consulate is based in, the longer the wait time and the lower the chances of finding an appointment.
November 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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📣Private #Unterbringung wirkt sich positiv auf die #Integration ukrainischer Geflüchteter aus: Effekte zeigen sich v.a. im Bereich der sozialen, psychologischen und alltagspraktischen Integration.

Das zeigt die Studie von DeZIM, UCL, @diw.de, @immigrationlab.bsky.social & @ethz.ch

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The impact of private hosting on the integration of Ukrainian refugees in Germany - Nature Human Behaviour
Herpell et al. use data from Germany to study the short- and medium-term effects of a programme to match Ukrainian refugees with private hosts on integration outcomes. Hosting led to improvements in s...
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September 10, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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📣 Die Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik #PKS liefert kein verlässliches Bild zur inneren Sicherheit oder zum Zusammenhang von #Migration und #Kriminalität. Das zeigt auch ein Vergleich mit Daten der Staatsanwaltschaften von @niklas-harder.bsky.social ➡️ www.dezim-institut.de/aktuelles/po...
Zitat von Dr. Niklas Harder, Co-Leitung der Abteilung Integration: Öffentliche Spekulationen zu kriminologischen Fragen zeigen, dass in der Gesellschaft ein großer Informationsbedarf besteht. Dies gilt insbesondere für die Frage nach dem Zusammenhang von Migration und Kriminalität. Diesen auf Grundlage der Polizeilichen Kriminalstatistik (PKS) herzustellen, ist angesichts der eingeschränkten Datenlage bestenfalls spekulativ und schlimmstenfalls bewusst irreführend. In Anbetracht der vielen möglichen Fehlschlüsse und der begrenzten Aussagekraft der PKS sollten die Bundesregierung und das Bundeskriminalamt daher die gesondert hervorgehobene Präsentation der PKS-Daten hinterfragen.
April 2, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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📢 New research on immigrant single mothers in Germany is out now! @niklas-harder.bsky.social and I apply an intersectional perspective to explore poverty risk, life satisfaction, and child well-being. Findings challenge assumptions about economic stress and family outcomes.
February 5, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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📣New research on immigrant single mothers in GER! @lmaciejewski.bsky.social & @niklas-harder.bsky.social use the AID:A 2019 dataset to explore how immigrant single mothers experience poverty risk, life satisfaction, and child well-being. @springernature.com
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Immigrant Single Mothers in Germany: An Intersectional Perspective on a Group at Risk - Journal of International Migration and Integration
The risk of poverty is not evenly distributed in the German population, and immigrants and single mothers are particularly at risk. According to the Family Stress Model, poverty can impact all family ...
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February 5, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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I’m looking for a postdoc to join me in researching immigrant integration in Germany.
The initial contract is for three years, with the possibility of extension. Since basic knowledge of German is required, the job description is in German:
www.dezim-institut.de/fileadmin/us...
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January 20, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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🚨New paper: Does ad hoc language training improve the economic integration of refugees? Evidence from Germany’s response to the Syrian refugee crisis 🚨

w/ Ehsan Vallizadeh, @niklas-harder.bsky.social, Dominik Hangartner, Jens Hainmueller

doi.org/10.1093/jrss...
January 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM