Collective identity and integration policy in Denmark and Sweden
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Bibliographic Information
Collective identity and integration policy in Denmark and Sweden
(Studien zur Migrations- und Integrationspolitik / herausgegeben von Uwe Hunger, Roswitha Pioch, Stefan Rother)(Research)
Springer VS, c2021
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Collective identity and cultural heterogeneity : the construction of the self and other in Denmark and Sweden
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Note
Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Heidelberg University, 2020, under the title: Collective identity and cultural heterogeneity : the construction of the self and other in Denmark and Sweden
Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-239)
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
Introduction.- Danishness and Swedishness in Academic Discourse.- Identity and Integration.- Methodology.- (Re-)Constructing Danishness and Swedishness.- Collective Identity and Integration Policy.- Conclusion.
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