TY - JOUR AU - Buch, Anders AU - Berthou, Sara Kristine Gløjmar AU - Bredgaard, Thomas PY - 2018/11/27 Y2 - 2024/03/19 TI - Refugees and Immigrants in the Nordic JF - Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies JA - NJWLS VL - 8 IS - S4 SE - Articles DO - 10.18291/njwls.v8iS4.111165 UR - https://tidsskrift.dk/njwls/article/view/111165 SP - 1-5 AB - <p>Immigration to the Nordic countries has increased significantly in the last 40 years (Pettersen &amp; Østby 2013:76). Although exact data are hard to come by, it is clear that the term integration, albeit vague and often undefined, has become central in public and political debates. A central premise of most of the debates is the claim that newly arrived immigrants and refugees have not become part of their host societies to a satisfactory extent. Subsequently, an increasing number of initiatives and laws have been introduced in the Nordic countries with the intention to promote integration. (...)</p> ER -