Collective Identity and Integration Policy in Denmark and Sweden (Studien zur Migrations- und Integrationspolitik) - Softcover

Geugjes, Marilena

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3658339713 ISBN 13: 9783658339715

Publisher: Springer VS, 2021

Synopsis

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. 

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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. 

From the Back Cover

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. 

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer VS
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3658339713
• ISBN 13: 9783658339715
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 250