Integration of Highly Qualified Sub-Saharan Immigrants in Prague ——Comparison with the Situation in Paris, London and Liege1

Successful integration of immigrants into the host society demands a creation of specific conditions that would facilitate immigrants their adaptation to a new sociocultural, economic and political environment. Therefore, the process of integration itself is not only a task for immigrants, but also for a majority. One of the key factors for a creation of truly cohesive society is the support of positive aspects of mutual inter-cultural relations. This could be reinforced by implementation of “adequate ” integration programs adapted to the local context as well as sen-sible use of mass media. If the host society does not dispose of effective instruments to integrate its “own citi-zens”, it is generally difficult to create strategies for insertion of immigrants of different cultural backgrounds (such as Sub-Saharan Africans). Basic features of the integration process of Sub-Saharan Africans and political reactions of the major society were identified in Prague, Paris, London and Liege