Debating multiculturalism in the Nordic welfare states [Elektronisk resurs] / Edited by Peter Kivisto, Osten Wahlbeck.

• 1. Debating Multiculturalism in the Nordic Welfare States-- Peter Kivisto and Osten Wahlbeck 2. Multiculturalism: From Heterogeneities to Social (In)Equalities-- Thomas Faist 3. Multiculturalism 'From Below': Reflections of an Immigrant Ethnographer-- Ewa Morawska 4. Nordic Multiculturalism: Commonalities and Differences-- Hugo Stokke 5. Conceptual Change in Postwar Sweden: The Marginalization of Assimilation and the Introduction of Integration-- Mats Wickstrom 6. Understanding Swedish Multiculturalism-- Karin Borevi 7. Danish Anti-multiculturalism? The Significance of the Political Framing of Diversity-- Sune Laegaard 8. 'Let's Get Together': Perspectives on Multiculturalism and Local Implications for Denmark-- Garbi Schmidt 9. Multiculturalism or Assimilation? The Norwegian Welfare State Approach-- Grete Brochmann and Anne Britt Djuve 10. Norwegian Multicultural Debates in a Scandinavian Comparative Perspective-- Yngve Lithman 11. Multiculturalism and Nationalism: The Politics of Diversity in Finland-- Pasi Saukkonen 12. Multicultural Finnish Society and Minority Rights-- Osten Wahlbeck 13. Reflections on the Future of Multicultural Inclusion in the Nordic Countries-- Peter Kivisto and Osten Wahlbeck.

• This collection addresses the ways that Nordic countries have approached the issue of bringing ethnic minorities into the societal mainstream. With multicultural incorporation as an option, the authors explore the potential impact of the politics of identity in societies with social democratic welfare states committed to redistributive politics. -- Like many other Western democracies, the Nordic countries have vigorously debated whether it is necessary to find new ways of incorporating ethnic minorities into the larger society, leading to the need to decide whether to enter into experiments in multiculturalism or to resist such a prospect. This edited collection addresses the varied ways that four countries have addressed the issue of the inclusion of ethnic minorities - including both old minorities and recent immigrants. Because of their robust social democratic welfare policies, these nations constitute an important research site for exploring the ways in which the politics of identity and recognition play out in societies committed to redistributive politics. Put simply, can the goals of the welfare state and those of multiculturalism coexist in harmony? Are they capable of being mutually reinforcing? Or will they inevitably be at loggerheads, operating in what amounts to a zero-sum game: redistribution at the expense of recognition and vice versa? 

Ämnesord

Multiculturalism  -- Scandinavia. (LCSH)

Cultural pluralism  -- Scandinavia. (LCSH)

Welfare state  -- Scandinavia. (LCSH)

Scandinavia  -- Social conditions -- 21st century. (LCSH)

Society.  (ukslc)

Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies  -- Northern Europe, Scandinavia. (thema)

Migration, immigration & emigration  -- Northern Europe, Scandinavia. (thema)

Social welfare & social services  -- Northern Europe, Scandinavia. (thema)

Central / national / federal government policies  -- Northern Europe, Scandinavia. (thema)

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JPQB (ämneskategori)

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