The Integration of Immigrants in Northern Sweden: A Case Study of the Municipality of Strömsund
Abstract The aim of this study was to examine the integration process with regard to an integration and voluntary re‐settlement project in a rural area in northern Sweden. The project was an attempt to use existing resources in the municipality to attract people with an immigrant background to move...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1468-2435.2008.00502.x 2024-06-02T08:12:09+00:00 The Integration of Immigrants in Northern Sweden: A Case Study of the Municipality of Strömsund Cvetkovic, Anita 2009 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2435.2008.00502.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1468-2435.2008.00502.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1468-2435.2008.00502.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor International Migration volume 47, issue 1, page 101-131 ISSN 0020-7985 1468-2435 journal-article 2009 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2435.2008.00502.x 2024-05-03T12:07:10Z Abstract The aim of this study was to examine the integration process with regard to an integration and voluntary re‐settlement project in a rural area in northern Sweden. The project was an attempt to use existing resources in the municipality to attract people with an immigrant background to move from segregated urban environments to a rural municipality. Potential settlers were also recruited abroad. The empirical data were based on eight group interviews with recently arrived immigrant families, and eleven individual interviews with people who played an active role in the project organisation. The results showed that the new families had been integrated into the community to the extent promised by the local authority. The process was facilitated by the resources provided by both parties, but it did not involve significant costs. The immigrants were motivated to move because they wanted a new lifestyle, while the local community was motivated to provide a supportive structure for the new inhabitants because of an awareness of the imminent demographic crisis facing the community due to depopulation. The integration process was strongly influenced by the implicit criteria on which the newcomers were recruited. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Sweden Wiley Online Library Strömsund ENVELOPE(22.383,22.383,65.883,65.883) International Migration 47 1 101 131 |
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Abstract The aim of this study was to examine the integration process with regard to an integration and voluntary re‐settlement project in a rural area in northern Sweden. The project was an attempt to use existing resources in the municipality to attract people with an immigrant background to move from segregated urban environments to a rural municipality. Potential settlers were also recruited abroad. The empirical data were based on eight group interviews with recently arrived immigrant families, and eleven individual interviews with people who played an active role in the project organisation. The results showed that the new families had been integrated into the community to the extent promised by the local authority. The process was facilitated by the resources provided by both parties, but it did not involve significant costs. The immigrants were motivated to move because they wanted a new lifestyle, while the local community was motivated to provide a supportive structure for the new inhabitants because of an awareness of the imminent demographic crisis facing the community due to depopulation. The integration process was strongly influenced by the implicit criteria on which the newcomers were recruited. |
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The Integration of Immigrants in Northern Sweden: A Case Study of the Municipality of Strömsund |
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The Integration of Immigrants in Northern Sweden: A Case Study of the Municipality of Strömsund |
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The Integration of Immigrants in Northern Sweden: A Case Study of the Municipality of Strömsund |
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The Integration of Immigrants in Northern Sweden: A Case Study of the Municipality of Strömsund |
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The Integration of Immigrants in Northern Sweden: A Case Study of the Municipality of Strömsund |
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integration of immigrants in northern sweden: a case study of the municipality of strömsund |
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