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Explore how Germany's outdated integration system, originally designed to slow down migrant entry into the labor market, now creates barriers for millions of war-displaced individuals and provides opportunities for Russian propaganda exploitation. Learn through real-world cases of Ukrainian refugees how decades-old bureaucratic structures delay integration, waste human potential, and create personal tragedies through excessive waiting times and paperwork. Examine the historical context of Germany's integration framework, understand why systems built to "protect" the status quo cannot effectively serve modern integration needs, and discover how bureaucratic inefficiencies become weapons for spreading mistrust and division. Analyze the connection between administrative delays and propaganda vulnerabilities, while gaining insights into the urgent need for systemic reform to address contemporary displacement challenges. This 44-minute conference talk from Datenspuren 2025 by Viktoriia Shefer provides a critical examination of institutional barriers and their broader societal implications.
