Nordic integration and settlement policies for refugees

Nordic integration and settlement policies for refugees
Author: Hernes, Vilde
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Total Pages: 143
Release: 2019-04-26
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9289361670

This report has been commissioned by the Labour Market Committee of the Nordic Council of Ministers. The chief aim is to provide policy-relevant knowledge by conducting a comparative analysis of refugee labour-market integration in Scandinavia. Instead of focusing on the well-known employment gap or the fiscal impact of refugee unemployment, this study investigates the divergent impacts of integration programmes and settlement policies for refugees from different backgrounds. Through longitudinal comparative analysis, this study examines the labour-market integration of refugees in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, searching for explanations of cross-national differences by combining statistical analyses with in-depth analyses of national policies and governance structures.

Short version: Nordic integration and settlement policies for refugees

Short version: Nordic integration and settlement policies for refugees
Author: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Total Pages: 14
Release: 2020-04-23
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9289365722

Available online: https://pub.norden.org/nord2020-026/ Abstract [en] This report is an abridged version of the report “Nordic integration and settlement policies for refugees: A comparative analysis of labour market integration outcomes”. It was produced on behalf of Nordic Welfare Centre and the programme Nordic co-operation on integration of refugees and migrants. The chief aim is to provide policy-relevant knowledge by conducting a comparative analysis of refugee labour-market integration in Scandinavia.

Integrating Immigrants into the Nordic Labour Markets

Integrating Immigrants into the Nordic Labour Markets
Author: Lars Calmfors
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2019-05-29
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9289362006

Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden face similar problems of integrating large groups of immigrants, especially low-educated ones from outside the EU, into their labour markets. In this volume, researchers from across the Nordic Region analyse how labour market integration of immigrants can be promoted. Education policy, active labour market policy, social benefit policy and wage policy are analysed. A key conclusion is that no single policy is likely to suffice. Instead, various policies have to be combined. The exact policy mix must depend on evaluations of the trade-offs with other policy objectives.

State of the Nordic Region 2020

State of the Nordic Region 2020
Author: Jokinen, Johanna
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2020-02-03
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9289364610

Available online: https://pub.norden.org/nord2020-001/ Abstract [en] State of the Nordic Region 2020 gives you a unique look behind the scenes of the world’s most integrated region, comprised of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, along with the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland. The report presents a series of facts and figures showing the current state of play within core socioeconomic sectors, including demography, labour market and economy. In addition, you can read about wellbeing and energy pathways towards a carbon neutral Nordic Region. State of the Nordic Region 2020 is published by the Nordic Council of Ministers and produced by Nordregio, an international research center for regional development and planning established by the Nordic Council of Ministers.

Working Together for Integration Skills and Labour Market Integration of Immigrants and their Children in Flanders

Working Together for Integration Skills and Labour Market Integration of Immigrants and their Children in Flanders
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2023-06-28
Genre:
ISBN: 9264772103

Flanders experienced large inflows of immigrants over the past decade, coming from an increasingly diverse range of countries, with growth rates outpacing the Netherlands, France and Germany, as well as Belgium as a whole. While integration outcomes have improved in recent years, some of the core indicators remain unfavourable in international comparison, especially for non-EU immigrant women, refugees, and youth with migrant parents.

Working Together for Integration Skills and Labour Market Integration of Immigrants and their Children in Norway

Working Together for Integration Skills and Labour Market Integration of Immigrants and their Children in Norway
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 183
Release: 2022-11-28
Genre:
ISBN: 9264375384

Norway’s foreign-born population has tripled since 2000, and the share of migrants among the population has seen one of the largest increases across the OECD, mostly driven by labour migration from EU countries. Most migrants from non-EU countries, in contrast, are refugees and their family members. High qualification levels and labour market participation of the native-born raise the question of an adequate benchmark for integration outcomes, especially for the low-educated refugees and their families.

THE NORDICS – a sustainable and integrated region?

THE NORDICS – a sustainable and integrated region?
Author: Nordic Council of Ministers Secretariat
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2021-08-23
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9289370637

Available online: https://pub.norden.org/politiknord2021-727/ Our Vision 2030 seeks to make the Nordic Region the most sustainable and integrated region in the world by 2030. When pursuing such an ambitious goal, it is important to monitor progress closely and regularly. The Nordic Council of Ministers commissioned Rambøll Management Consulting to draw up a baseline measurement for Our Vision and paint a picture of where the Nordic Region stands now. While the report shows that the foundations for the work are solid and progress generally good, it also identifies a number of challenges and points out where there is room for improvement, especially in terms of the green transition.

Language Training Services for Adult Immigrants in the Nordic Countries

Language Training Services for Adult Immigrants in the Nordic Countries
Author: Fabricius, Louise
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2023-04-13
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9289375639

This report presents the results of a comparative study of language training for adult immigrants in the Nordic countries. The purpose of the study has been to compare and analyse similarities and differences across Nordic countries and immigrant sub-groups concerning eligibility to participate in language training services, motivation and goals, barriers, and the perceived benefits of language training. The study covers the perceptions of providers of language training, participating immigrants and employers in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. The study shows that while there are differences in how the Nordic countries organise and deliver both formal and non-formal language training services, the systems are largely similar. The main difference found between the countries concerns eligibility to participate. For participants, goals, barriers, and motivations are largely similar.

Citizenship in the Nordic Countries

Citizenship in the Nordic Countries
Author: Arnfinn H. Midtbøen
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2018-06-08
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9289355247

The Nordic countries have a century-long tradition for cooperation within the area of citizenship law. Since the mid-1970s, however, the Nordic countries have moved in different directions. Today, the Nordic countries represent the entire continuum in European citizenship policies – from liberal Sweden to restrictive Denmark, with the other Nordic neighbors in between. This report reviews the historical development and the current citizenship regime in the five Nordic countries, it provides statistics on the acquisition and loss of citizenship in each country over the past 10-15 years, and it offers a comparative analysis of the divergent development of citizenship law in the 2000s. The concluding chapter discusses possible consequences of the different citizenship regimes and the prospects for strengthened cooperation between the Nordic countries in the area of citizenship law.

Vulnerability in Scandinavian Art and Culture

Vulnerability in Scandinavian Art and Culture
Author: Adriana Margareta Dancus
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2020-03-30
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 3030373827

In this open access book, seventeen scholars discuss how contemporary Scandinavian art and media have become important arenas to articulate and stage various forms of vulnerability in the Scandinavian welfare states. How do discourses of privilege and vulnerability coexist and interact in Scandinavia? How do the Scandinavian countries respond to vulnerability given increased migration? How is vulnerability distributed in terms of margin and centre, normality and deviance? And how can vulnerability be used to move audiences towards each other and accomplish change? We address these questions in an interdisciplinary study that brings examples from celebrated and provocative fiction and documentary films, TV-series, reality TV, art installations, design, literature, graphic art, radio podcasts and campaigns on social media.