Never At Home: Immigrant Integration in Denmark and Sweden

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dc.contributor.advisorCramer, Jane
dc.contributor.authorBrown, Crystal
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-27T21:32:00Z
dc.date.issued2020-02-27
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation is a comparative analysis of immigration and integration policies in Denmark and Sweden. I compared these countries because they take different policy approaches to integration; Denmark uses assimilationist policies while Sweden takes a multicultural approach, but they are getting similar results. According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OCED) in 2015, both countries had high poverty levels for non-Western immigrants relative to the native populations—a surprise considering that they have robust social welfare systems. Relying on more than 12 months of fieldwork in Denmark and Sweden, the central goal of this study was to understand why the differences in policies produced a similar outcome of poverty levels. I did a historical analysis of the countries, I collected data using a survey questionnaire, and I did participant observations through field research. The findings from my research indicated connections between nation-building, belonging, historical myths, the perception of non-Western immigrants, and institutional barriers. I found that social practices trumped integration policies, which created similarities in outcomes.en_US
dc.description.embargo2021-02-11
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/25220
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregon
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved.
dc.subjectComparative Politicsen_US
dc.subjectDenmarken_US
dc.subjectImmigrationen_US
dc.subjectIntegrationen_US
dc.subjectRaceen_US
dc.subjectEthnicityen_US
dc.subjectand Politicsen_US
dc.subjectSwedenen_US
dc.titleNever At Home: Immigrant Integration in Denmark and Sweden
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation
thesis.degree.disciplineDepartment of Political Science
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Oregon
thesis.degree.leveldoctoral
thesis.degree.namePh.D.

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