Collective Identity and Integration Policy in Denmark and Sweden

1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-3-658-33971-5
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 242 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 331 g

Reihe: Studien zur Migrations- und Integrationspolitik

This book discusses the interrelationship between practices of collective self-interpretation, in this case national identity construction, and integration policies, using the example of Denmark and Sweden. Though both countries are considered to be socially progressive and modern, not least by themselves, the author makes the novel and provocative argument that both Denmark and Sweden are caught in a (discourse) paradox when it comes to integration policy, which stands in the way of successful immigrant integration. The author uses an innovative approach to reconstruct the Danish and the Swedish national identity by using social studies schoolbooks and novels as research material, thereby adding an interdisciplinary dimension to the book. 
About the author Marilena Geugjes is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Applied Sciences in Wiesbaden, Germany. She earned her doctorate in Political Science at Heidelberg University.Her research focuses on migration and integration policy, local politics, and the role of the police. 

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Geugjes, Marilena

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- Danishness and Swedishness in Academic Discourse.- Identity and Integration.- Methodology.- (Re-)Constructing Danishness and Swedishness.- Collective Identity and Integration Policy.- Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Marilena Geugjes is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Applied Sciences in Wiesbaden, Germany. She earned her doctorate in Political Science at Heidelberg University. Her research focuses on migration and integration policy, local politics, and the role of the police.