The foundations Stiftung Mercator and VolkswagenStiftung released for the foundation of the “Expert Advisory Board of German Foundations for Integration und Migration” (German abbr. SVR) the website www.svr-migration.de that was developed by ]init[. The SVR is an independent scientific observatory, assessment, and advisory board that advices and informs with publications, surveys, and current statements about integration and migration policy issues.

The goal is to accompany the federal, states, and local politics as well as the civil society with scientifically funded and practical recommendations. In the focus of the research stands the development of the so-called integration barometer. The purpose of the integration barometer is to survey the estimation or acceptance of the development of integration and migration.