Why have the Danish Model been used as an instrument to cope with the refugee crisis in Denmark
Author
Asholt, Søren Schmidt
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2017
Submitted on
2017-03-20
Abstract
This thesis examines why the Danish Model has been used as an instrument to cope with the refugee crisis in Denmark. Against the backdrop of a sharp increase in asylum seekers since 2014/2015 and low employment rates among refugees, it argues that sustainable integration depends on rapid access to jobs and language skills. The study outlines the Danish labor market and the Danish Model as a tripartite collaboration between the state, trade unions (LO), and employers’ organizations (DA), and traces the model’s historical development and adaptability. Using historical institutionalism and rational choice institutionalism, it analyzes the actors’ motivations, preferences, and strategic calculations around the 2016 tripartite agreement, in which the government set a target to raise refugees’ employment from 28% to 50% within three years. The analysis concludes that the Danish Model was chosen because its collaborative architecture has historically delivered effective outcomes, continues to align the key actors’ interests, and in this case yields measurable, positive effects on refugee employment while distributing responsibility and fostering compromise. The scope is limited to Denmark.
Denne afhandling undersøger, hvorfor den danske model er blevet anvendt som et instrument til at håndtere flygtningekrisen i Danmark. Med udgangspunkt i den markante tilstrømning af flygtninge siden 2014/2015 og den lave beskæftigelsesgrad blandt flygtninge argumenteres der for, at varig integration kræver hurtig adgang til arbejde og sprogkompetencer. Afhandlingen præsenterer det danske arbejdsmarked og den danske model som et trepartssamarbejde mellem staten, fagbevægelsen (LO) og arbejdsgiverorganisationerne (DA) og analyserer den historiske udvikling og modellens tilpasningsevne. Med historisk institutionalisme og rational choice‑institutionalisme som teoretisk ramme belyses aktørernes motivationer, præferencer og strategiske overvejelser i forbindelse med trepartsaftalen i 2016, hvor regeringen satte et mål om at øge flygtninges beskæftigelse fra 28 % til 50 % inden for tre år. Analysen peger på, at den danske model blev valgt, fordi samarbejdsformen historisk har leveret effektive resultater, fortsat afspejler aktørernes interesser og i denne sammenhæng giver målbare, positive effekter på flygtninges beskæftigelse, samtidig med at den fordeler ansvar og skaber kompromiser på tværs af parterne. Fokus er udelukkende på Danmark.
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