This paper is an attempt to develop a macrotheoretical framework for explaining the variance in minority integration patterns in advanced democracies. The paper identifies four major dimensions of minority integration, and hypothesizes that integration is unsuccessful to the extent minorities face exclusion on these dimensions. On the legal-political dimension, the paper focuses on state-minority relations, examines how assimilative or exclusionary policies impact the integration of minorities. On the social, cultural, and economic dimensions, it focuses on majority-minority relations, and investigates the influence of exclusionary behavior on minority integration.