The Conceptualisation of State Linguistic Policies and Education System Analysing Community Solidarity: A Refugee Protectionism

In the wake of the Arab uprising and the Syrian civil war, the refugee crisis became apparent in contemporary international politics. Germany's 2015 "Welcome Policy" introduced by Angela Merkel opened up borders for millions of refugees, specifically from Syria, escalating the debate of integration into German society. With the intake of refugees, the host societies regulated their state policies to achieve successful integrations. However, the multicultural identity of the refugees and the host societies made the social, cultural, political and economic integration of refugees complex. Taking the case study of Syrian refugees in Germany, within the multicultural approach, language is the key source of all interactions, communications and integration; and a key indicator of economic, social and educational advancement in the host society. The introduction of compulsory language programmes to adapt to the host society seems to be a way forward in integrating the refugees. Nevertheless, the methods and inculcations of language training created layers of complexities between the refugees and the host society, exploring further the central arguments of this essay.