Migration and Meritocracy: 'Support for the idea that hard work will get you ahead in society among nine migrant groups in Denmark, the Netherlands and Germany'

The belief that hard work can lead to advancement in a society stands as a key motivation for migrating. The literature on migration, however, has viewed meritocratic attitudes in a different light, arguing that a belief in a meritocratic society can cause migrants to be more accepting of inequaliti...

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Main Author: Troels Fage Hedegaard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Helsinki University Press 2019-03-01
Series:Nordic Journal of Migration Research
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Online Access:https://journal-njmr.org/articles/285