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Labour market integration of refugees in Sweden: Analysing the interactions of CSOs at different levels
Jönköping University, School of Education and Communication, HLK, Sustainable Societies (SUS).ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1240-4323
Jönköping University, School of Education and Communication.
Jönköping University, School of Education and Communication, HLK, Lifelong learning/Encell.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9367-7472
2024 (English)In: Journal of ethnic and migration studies, ISSN 1369-183X, E-ISSN 1469-9451, Vol. 50, no 6, p. 1317-1335Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Sustainable development
00. Sustainable Development, 8. Decent work and economic growth
Abstract [en]

There has been a gap in knowledge regarding how civil society organisations (CSOs) interact at different levels when working to integrate refugees into the labour market—its causes and limitations. To contribute to filling the gap, this study employs both a rational choice perspective and sociological institutionalism to analyse how and why CSOs in Jönköping municipality in Sweden interacted with other relevant actors, both other CSOs (horizontally) and the public sector (vertically), to integrate refugees into the labour market after the refugee crisis in 2015 and what challenges they faced. It analyses different forms of interaction, that is, not only the relationship between the state and the civil society but also the one between different civil society organisations, which brings a new analytical dimension to the concept of coproduction to support refugees. By analysing the organisations’ interactions at different levels, the study identifies four themes: Striving to be flexible and service-minded organisations; between rational choice and institutionalisation of horizontal interactions; obstacles to horizontal interactions; and difficulty of measuring goal attainment.

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Taylor & Francis, 2024. Vol. 50, no 6, p. 1317-1335
Keywords [en]
refugees, Sweden, labour market integration, rational choice, sociological institutionalism
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Political Science (excluding Public Administration Studies and Globalisation Studies)
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-62006DOI: 10.1080/1369183X.2023.2235900ISI: 001025217200001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85165239010Local ID: HOA;;1782609OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-62006DiVA, id: diva2:1782609
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Non-government organization facilitation of labour market and entrepreneurship experiences of Syrian refugees to Canada and SwedenAvailable from: 2023-07-14 Created: 2023-07-14 Last updated: 2024-03-28Bibliographically approved

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