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Introduction: Migration and societal integration: Background and design of a large-scale research endeavor. In R. K. Silbereisen, P. F. Titzmann, & Y. Shavit (Eds.) The Challenges of Diaspora Migration: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Israel and Germany (pp. 3-24). Farnham, UK, Ashgate. Silbereisen et al. 2 Migration is not a new phenomenon-nevertheless with increased globalization, growing economic uncertainty, and political turmoil in many countries of the world, rising levels of migration have been seen in recent decades. This trend seems likely to continue. From 2010 onwards, the number of people of working age living in high-income countries will begin to decline, whereas the number of working-age people in low-income countries will very likely increase, as Hugo (2010) reported with reference to World Bank data. This disparity will be a major force for further migration from low-income to high-income countries. Other developments, such as affordable transportation facilities and modern communication technologies, mean that today's immigrants can keep in close and regular touch with their heritage society. Frequent visits in the home country, for example, became rather normative so that immigration also needs to be seen from an increasingly dynamic perspective (Leyendecker, 2011; Portes, 2003).