INTEGRATION INTO THE LABOUR MARKET -CASE STUDY DENMARK
Author
Langha, Akuo
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2012
Submitted on
2012-05-30
Pages
57
Abstract
Integration er et komplekst emne i store dele af Vesteuropa og har i mere end to årtier været centralt i danske politiske, kulturelle og økonomiske debatter. Danmark har vedtaget og formidlet en række integrationspolitikker for at støtte nye tilflyttere i at deltage i samfundet. Alligevel er integration fortsat udfordrende for mange, og nogle immigranter oplever diskrimination, når de forsøger at få adgang til politiske, sociale og økonomiske muligheder. Dette speciale undersøger de vigtigste årsager til, at udlændinge har vanskeligheder med at blive integreret på det danske arbejdsmarked. Analysen anvender Bikuh Pirhaks civiske assimilationsteori, som lægger vægt på samspillet mellem den offentlige og den private sfære i assimilationsprocessen, samt neoklassisk migrationsteori, som ser på de grundlæggende drivkræfter bag migration. Undersøgelsen spørger, om barrierer primært skabes af samfundets politikker og love eller af udlændingenes egne vilkår og valg. Der lægges særlig vægt på Integrationsloven og introduktionsprogrammet – de forløb, som en immigrant forventes at gennemgå for at blive fuldt integreret. Fordi love og politikker ikke kan gennemføres uden mellemliggende aktører, undersøger specialet også rollen for offentlige embedsmænd og sociale aktører, som omsætter reglerne i praksis. Målet er at klarlægge, hvor og hvorfor der opstår barrierer i arbejdsmarkedsintegrationen, så de konkrete udfordringer kan forstås bedre.
Integration is a complex issue across Western Europe and has been central to political, cultural, and economic debates in Denmark for more than two decades. Denmark has introduced and widely communicated integration policies to support newcomers in taking part in society. Yet integration remains difficult for many, and some immigrants feel discriminated against when seeking access to political, social, and economic opportunities. This master’s thesis investigates the main reasons why foreigners face difficulties integrating into Denmark’s labour market. It draws on Bikuh Pirhak’s Civic Assimilationist theory, which highlights how assimilation plays out across public and private spheres, and the Neoclassical Theory of Migration, which examines the core drivers behind migration. The study asks whether barriers are primarily produced by policies and laws or by immigrants’ own circumstances and choices. Particular attention is paid to the Integration Act and the introduction programme—the stages an immigrant is expected to complete to become fully integrated. Because policies are put into practice by mediating actors, the thesis also examines the roles of government officials and social agents who implement these measures. The aim is to clarify where and why labour market integration barriers arise, so the concrete challenges can be better understood.
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