Essays about: "Swedish migration history"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 23 essays containing the words Swedish migration history.
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11. Narratives on ageing in the neighbouring country - An oral history study of first-generation Swedish Finns
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbeteAbstract : This paper intended to combine two strands of study: ageing and migration. The aim of the study was to examine, how do individuals belonging to the first-generation of Swedish Finns experience the changes that have taken place in their lives, after having migrated from Finland to Sweden as labour migrants in the 1960’s and 1970’s. READ MORE
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12. Are You Staying? : A Study of In-movers to Northern Sweden and the Factors Influencing Migration and Duration of Stay
University essay from Umeå universitet/KulturgeografiAbstract : The distribution of the population has multiple implications on regional development and planning. In-migration is frequently seen as the only possible solution in order to rejuvenate the population and stimulate regional development in sparsely populated regions. READ MORE
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13. Natural migration barriers for fish by hydropower plants : methods to assess historic passability. Case studies of migration barriers
University essay from SLU/Dept. Of Aquatic ResourcesAbstract : Is it necessary to build fishways at all artificial migration barriers to restore and sustain bio-diversity? Hydropower plants have often been built at places where a difference in height has been used to gain more power, leading to the hypothesis that many hydropower dams have been built at natural migration barriers. How are Swedish running waters (not large rivers) assessed with respect to historical passability for fish at natural migration barriers and dams? How does one study a specific location with respect to the historical passability for different fish species? The methodologies that are evaluated in this thesis are relevant and specific information from a habitat mapping from Värmland County, where 2 903 km waterways already have been surveyed. READ MORE
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14. The impact of children on emigration : A study of EU-15 migrants in Sweden
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionenAbstract : The freedom of movement within the European Union is one of the pillars in which the EU is built and is encouraged as a mean to create a European citizenship. Even though economic reasons for moving within the union are most common, other reasons such as family or education is important in migration decisions. READ MORE
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15. Pre- and post-migration labour market mismatch in Sweden 1970-1990
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : Labour market outcomes for immigrants in general is a well researched field, but the mechanisms behind labour market mismatches among immigrants post-migration is still in need of empirical research. Using a unique and newly compiled dataset on Swedish immigrants, also containing pre-migration occupational and educational information data, this study aims makes use of maximum likelihood models to measure the influence of an individual’s pre-migration history on the post-migration outcomes. READ MORE
