Stationarity and Non-Stationarity in Immigrant Problem Discourse: 'The Politics of Migrant Youth'
This article dissects debates about the "immigrant youth" over time, using the difference between stationary and non-stationary processes as the primary analytical tool. Using Sweden as an example, we show that the Swedish debate for decades was non-stationary, basically consisting of a nu...
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| description | This article dissects debates about the "immigrant youth" over time, using the difference between stationary and non-stationary processes as the primary analytical tool. Using Sweden as an example, we show that the Swedish debate for decades was non-stationary, basically consisting of a number of independent and largely uncorrelated debates. The stationary, firmly placing immigrant youth as an originating principle in the debates, thus basing it on essentializing principles, is seen as a recent phenomenon. The wider implications of this change, for example with respect to multicultural ambitions, are outlined. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-36ea7b41d0064d089522ef8d24372e452022-12-22T00:58:45ZengHelsinki University PressNordic Journal of Migration Research1799-649X2011-08-0111374210.2478/v10202-011-0005-128Stationarity and Non-Stationarity in Immigrant Problem Discourse: 'The Politics of Migrant Youth'Yngve Lithman0Department of Sociology, University of BergenThis article dissects debates about the "immigrant youth" over time, using the difference between stationary and non-stationary processes as the primary analytical tool. Using Sweden as an example, we show that the Swedish debate for decades was non-stationary, basically consisting of a number of independent and largely uncorrelated debates. The stationary, firmly placing immigrant youth as an originating principle in the debates, thus basing it on essentializing principles, is seen as a recent phenomenon. The wider implications of this change, for example with respect to multicultural ambitions, are outlined.https://journal-njmr.org/articles/32migrant integration discoursesmigrant youth characterizationsstationarity |
| spellingShingle | Yngve Lithman Stationarity and Non-Stationarity in Immigrant Problem Discourse: 'The Politics of Migrant Youth' Nordic Journal of Migration Research migrant integration discourses migrant youth characterizations stationarity |
| title | Stationarity and Non-Stationarity in Immigrant Problem Discourse: 'The Politics of Migrant Youth' |
| title_full | Stationarity and Non-Stationarity in Immigrant Problem Discourse: 'The Politics of Migrant Youth' |
| title_fullStr | Stationarity and Non-Stationarity in Immigrant Problem Discourse: 'The Politics of Migrant Youth' |
| title_full_unstemmed | Stationarity and Non-Stationarity in Immigrant Problem Discourse: 'The Politics of Migrant Youth' |
| title_short | Stationarity and Non-Stationarity in Immigrant Problem Discourse: 'The Politics of Migrant Youth' |
| title_sort | stationarity and non stationarity in immigrant problem discourse the politics of migrant youth |
| topic | migrant integration discourses migrant youth characterizations stationarity |
| url | https://journal-njmr.org/articles/32 |
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