Whole-COMM’s video | Community connections: Stella’s journey in rural Sweden
The profound impact of community support.
The profound impact of community support.
The way migrants fit into society is school, work or community life. But in Sweden, research has shown it is difficult to get to know both the country and the Swedes.
This report presents the Swedish results of the Whole-COMM work package 5. This work package consists in a qualitative examination of the social, governance, political, and spatial opportunities and constraints that affect migrants’ opportunities for successful social and economic integration. Through individual interviews with post-2014 migrants, focus groups with migrants and long-term residents, and participant … Read more
This report looks at post-2014 migrants’ access to housing, employment, and other relevant resources in different small and medium-sized towns and rural areas in SWEDEN. Primarily based on interviews conducted in six selected municipalities, it provides an overview of:1) the concrete barriers that post-2014 migrants are facing in relation to housing and employment;2) the local … Read more
This report looks at multilevel governance dynamics and at the integration policies targeting post-2014 migrants developed by six small and medium-sized towns and rural areas in Sweden. Primarily based on interviews conducted in each of the selected municipalities, it provides an overview of 1) national, regional, and local integration policies targeting migrants in Sweden; 2) … Read more
How to preserve trust between public agencies (including researchers) and migrant groups.
How the campaign highlighted and exacerbated existing tendencies toward polarization between migrants and natives.