Essays about: "immigrant integration policies"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 34 essays containing the words immigrant integration policies.

  1. 11. Closing the gap? : A study of labour market distance for newly arrived immigrants in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ida Vinsa; [2017]
    Keywords : labour market integration; labour market distance; newly arrived immigrants; active labour market programme; introduction programme; index;

    Abstract : Immigrants are more likely to be unemployed, have temporary jobs and low income, which makes labour market integration an important political challenge. Access to paid work is central for the economic situation and social position in society, but knowledge of factors and policies that improve labour market integration for newly arrived immigrants still remains limited. READ MORE

  2. 12. Integration – the Tool for a Better Future? : A Descriptive Ethical Analysis of the Dutch Integration Policy

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Centrum för tillämpad etik

    Author : Lisa Grooteman; [2016]
    Keywords : Applied ethics; common basic principles; Dutch integration policy; European Commission; immigrants; integration; Netherlands; policy; UNHCR; values;

    Abstract : This master thesis in applied ethics is a descriptive ethical analysis of the current integration policy in the Netherlands. The main purpose is to describe and critically discuss the Dutch integration policy. In the recent years there has been a major shift in the Dutch integration directive, from a liberal to a harsher integration policy. READ MORE

  3. 13. Is Sweden a paradigm of diversity managament in the EU? : A case study on the socio-cultural integration of non white Swedes into Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Hugo van Teslaar; [2016]
    Keywords : Immigration; Diversity; Minority groups; Afro-Swedes; Eritreans; Sociocultural integration; Sweden;

    Abstract : This thesis studies how a non-white minority integrates into Swedish society in order to better understand the particularities of Sweden’s immigration model and to see if it is as suitable as it is made out to be in EU circles. It does so through an exhaustive review and cross-examination of existing literature on immigration in Sweden, and by collecting opinions from members of a long established immigrant community: the Eritreans in Sweden. READ MORE

  4. 14. Housing and Migration : Immigrant Housing Policy as the Beginning and the End of a Successful Establishment for Asylum-seekers and Refugees

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Simon Imner; [2015]
    Keywords : housing; migration; asylum; establishment; refugees; immigrant policy; immigration policy; integration; Sweden; Italy; United Kingdom; Denmark; bostadsmarknad; migration; asyl; etablering; nyanlända; flyktingar; flyktingpolitik; invandringspolitik; bostadspolitik;

    Abstract : Due to a steady increase in the number of asylum-seekers in Sweden over the past few years, the topic of immigration has generated increased attention. As a consequence, the political parties have recently presented a range of policy changes. Several of the policy proposals addressed the current housing situation for asylum-seekers and refugees. READ MORE

  5. 15. Integration of immigrants into the Swedish labor market: An intersectional perspectiv

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Agnes Gayibor; [2015]
    Keywords : Qualitative Research; Reflexive Ethnography; Immigration; Integration; Intersectionality; Human Factors; Discrimination.;

    Abstract : As an immigrant in Sweden, I connect this study to my embodied experiences in the labor market and reflect throughout this research as I discuss the experiences of other immigrants who struggle with labor market integration. This qualitative study focuses on the phenomenon of the integration of immigrants in the Swedish labor market from an intersectional perspective and from my position as an immigrant which enriches the discussions. READ MORE