LIMITS - Workplan: data reports (macro- and micro-level), survey( calendar and questionnaire), final reporting

<body> <h1>Data reports (macro- and micro-level)</h1> <ul> <li>Framing the background: legal frame relevant in the context of immigrants, labour market-development, economic indicators, political participation of immigrant groups.</li> <li>Framing the group characteristics of the immigrant groups under study in the respective country: socio-economic structure, phases of immigration movements</li> <li>Collecting information in order to make a decision concerning the sampling procedure</li> </ul> <h1>Preparing Survey</h1> <ul> <li>Sampling procedure</li> <li>Development of survey tools (calendar supplemented by a questionnaire)</li> <li>Pre-test</li> <li>Recruiting and training of interviewers</li> </ul> <h1>Primary Data Survey</h1> <ul> <li>Carrying out the survey: Collecting individual and biographical data</li> <li>Ensuring high quality of collected data</li> <li>Setting up common database, data input</li> <li>First record checks by the respective partners </li> <li>Recruiting and training of interviewers</li> </ul> <h2>calendar and questionnaire</h2> <p>The survey will be carried out using the developed and tested tools <b>(calendar and questionnaire)</b> following the sampling procedure developed in the preceding work packages. Two groups of immigrants and/ or ethnic minority members are interviewed (sample of 300 per group) in each selected city. Additionally the survey on the Greek returnees is carried out (selected groups are Turks, Greeks, Serbians, Indians and Cape Verdians).</p> <h1>Data Analysis</h1> <ul> <li>Data processing through event history analysis and optimal matching technique.</li> <li>Disseminating the know-how and to enable all partnersto interpret data gained through event history analysis</li> <li>Becoming familiar with optimal matching analysis (in that case by using the free software TDA)</li> </ul> <h1>Interpretation and Conclusions (Final reporting)</h1> <ul> <li>In-depth analysis, identification, and assessment of the degree to which legal, economic, social, political and biographical variables affect the quality of life and in particular the timing and outcomes of events and status passages of immigrant and ethnic minorities.</li> <li>Identifying the more or less consciously made decisions and strategies to cope with limited opportunity structure.</li> <li>Offer a framework to comprehend and evaluate the readiness of immigrants to become politically involved.</li> </ul> </body>