Refugees and Immigrants in the Nordic
Immigration to the Nordic countries has increased significantly in the last 40 years (Pettersen & Østby 2013:76). Although exact data are hard to come by, it is clear that the term integration, albeit vague and often undefined, has become central in public and political debates. A central premis...
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2018-11-01
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| description | Immigration to the Nordic countries has increased significantly in the last 40 years (Pettersen & Østby 2013:76). Although exact data are hard to come by, it is clear that the term integration, albeit vague and often undefined, has become central in public and political debates. A central premise of most of the debates is the claim that newly arrived immigrants and refugees have not become part of their host societies to a satisfactory extent. Subsequently, an increasing number of initiatives and laws have been introduced in the Nordic countries with the intention to promote integration. (...) |
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| spelling | doaj.art-98c91f7b2fd94d55b070a40c20d83d2b2022-12-22T03:11:42ZengAalborg UniversityNordic Journal of Working Life Studies2245-01572018-11-018S410.18291/njwls.v8iS4.111165Refugees and Immigrants in the NordicAnders Buch0Sara Kristine Gløjmar Berthou1Thomas Bredgaard2Aalborg UniversityThe Danish Society of EngineersAalborg UniversityImmigration to the Nordic countries has increased significantly in the last 40 years (Pettersen & Østby 2013:76). Although exact data are hard to come by, it is clear that the term integration, albeit vague and often undefined, has become central in public and political debates. A central premise of most of the debates is the claim that newly arrived immigrants and refugees have not become part of their host societies to a satisfactory extent. Subsequently, an increasing number of initiatives and laws have been introduced in the Nordic countries with the intention to promote integration. (...)https://tidsskrift.dk/njwls/article/view/111165 |
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