Diversity, inclusion and citizenship in Scandinavia / edited by Bo Bengtsson, Per Strömblad and Ann-Helén Bay.

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9781443826280
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325.48 22

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JV8198 .D59 2010

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Chapter 1. An introduction to diversity, inclusion and citizenship in Scandinavia -- Chapter 2. Dimensions of citizenship: European integration policies from a Scandinavian perspective -- Chapter 3. Who is an immigrant? -- Chapter 4. At the edge of the Norwegian state? territorial and descent-based political membership among Norwegian sami -- Chapter 5. Quotas or no quotas? Including politicians of ethnic minority descent in political parties -- Chapter 6. Including or excluding immigrants? The impact of right wing populism in Denmark and Sweden -- Chapter 7. The unrepresentative bureaucracy: ethnic representativeness and segregation in Scandinavian public administration -- Chapter 8. Crossing the local community border: immigrant settlement in Norway -- Chapter 9. Making citizens: theories and practices of constructing citizenship identities -- Chapter 10. Political opportunity structure and ethnic organization: how political, what opportunities, which structures? -- Chapter 11. Political integration of minorities: election turnout in Norway's minority communities -- Chapter 12. Civil society and political integration of immigrants in Norway -- Chapter 13. Ethnic diversity and social trust in Denmark and Sweden -- Chapter 14. From naïve newcomers to critical citizens? exploring political trust among immigrants in Scandinavia.

Summary: Diversity, inclusion and citizenship are highly contested concepts. This book sheds light on how the traditionally homogeneous welfare-states of Scandinavia struggle to develop as democratic societies in the globalisation era. In Denmark, Norway and Sweden, migration from all parts of the world continues to challenge the idea of social citizenship-highly endorsed in the Scandinavian tradition. The volume brings new perspectives on immigration and integration strategies employed by the three ...

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Diversity, inclusion and citizenship are highly contested concepts. This book sheds light on how the traditionally homogeneous welfare-states of Scandinavia struggle to develop as democratic societies in the globalisation era. In Denmark, Norway and Sweden, migration from all parts of the world continues to challenge the idea of social citizenship-highly endorsed in the Scandinavian tradition. The volume brings new perspectives on immigration and integration strategies employed by the three ...