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One size fits all? : Integration approaches for beneficiaries of international protection

This thematic paper deals with integration policies concerning persons who aregranted international protection in EU Member States. It acknowledges that there are two general trends in integration policies - a civic turn and a local turn. The civic turn implies more integration requirements for migrants, decided upon by the state, that have an impa...

Knocking on the Doors of Integration : Swedish Integration Policy and the Production of a National Space

This article contributes to theoretical discussions on how immigrant integration is produced as a part of redefining national policy to local everyday practice, and what this tells us about the society in which the policy is formed. Integration is from this perspective a way to understand imagined social communities, how they are produced, who is c...

Integrationspolitik – mångkulturalism eller assimilation? : En undersökning om Socialdemokraterna och Sverigedemokratern...

The purpose of this study is to analyze the integration policy in Sweden. The nation is known for its generous migration policy, which is why a lot of people choose to move to Sweden.  It is paramount that the immigrants become accustomed to and integrated into the Swedish society. For that reason, it becomes relevant to investigate the view of int...

Between Faith and Bureaucracy : The treatment of immigrants’ religion in Swedish integration policy, 1974 –1986

This essay contributes new knowledge on Sweden’s immigrant- and integration policy during the years 1974–1986 by researching the policy’s treatment of immigrants’ religion and that of their faith communities. This is achieved through an empirical analysis on how immigrants’ religion was understood, argued for and regulated during key points of poli...

Inequality Before the Law - A Study of the Legitimisation of the ‘Ghetto’ Law on Compulsory Daycare

The legitimisation of discriminatory policies is the phenomenon under scrutiny in the present study. The thesis is an extreme case study, that inductively analyses The Law on Compulsory Daycare through the ‘What’s the Problem Represented to be’ approach. Deductively, the policy is examined for the presence of othering, orientalism, and cultural rac...

Immigration and Integration Policy and Labour Market Attainment Among Immigrants to Scandinavia

Published in European Journal of Population

Insufficient integration of immigrants into the labour market has been identified as a major problem in the Scandinavian countries Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Integration depends, inter alia, on immigration and integration policy, and for most of the post-war period the policies of the three countries displayed strong similarities. However, in the ...

Lived Experiences of Changing Integration Policies:

Published in Nordic Journal of Migration Research

This study aims to map, locate and make visible the everyday experiences of newly arrived immigrants in government-sponsored integration activities and to trace how these experiences are linked to changes in policy. The study pays particular attention to the dynamic nature of integration and draws links between personal, organisational and policy d...

Separate and Unequal: an Exploratory Study Examining College Students’ Experiences of Secondary Education and Perception...

Published in Journal of Human Rights and Social Work

Over 60 years ago, Brown v. Board of Education found educational segregation to be unconstitutional due to the gross inequity in educational opportunities. Sadly, Black and Latino children in the USA are more racially and socioeconomically segregated than during any period since data collection began. Despite multiple policy attempts aimed at educa...