Comparison of the Immigrant Integration Policies of Sweden and Finland in Light of the EU Framework on Immigrant Integration
SAVAGE, JOEL (2010)
SAVAGE, JOEL
2010
Valtio-oppi - Political Science
Yhteiskuntatieteellinen tiedekunta - Faculty of Social Sciences
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Hyväksymispäivämäärä
2010-06-10
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:uta-1-20953
https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:uta-1-20953
Tiivistelmä
Immigrant integration is an ever-increasing problem facing the members of the European Union. Policy-making on immigrant integration has occupied the agenda of member states of the EU as well as the institutions of the EU. This research presents a comparison of the immigrant integration policies of Sweden and Finland in the light of the emerging common EU immigrant integration policy using comparison analysis. The thesis answers the following three questions. First, how do the two-countries´ immigrant integration policies correspond with the EU framework? Secondly, which country has succeeded in developing a more coherent immigrant integration policy? And finally, how do the policies meet the demands of their respective immigrant populations? The results are that both Sweden and Finland conform to the EU framework on immigrant integration extremely well. Sweden has a more coherent immigrant integration policy than Finland and that as a result, allows Sweden to meet the demands of its immigrant population better.
Asiasanat:Finland, Sweden, Immigrant Integration, Immigration Policy, EU
Asiasanat:Finland, Sweden, Immigrant Integration, Immigration Policy, EU