Debating Multiculturalism in the Nordic Welfare States [Hardcover]

This collection addresses the ways that Nordic countries have approached the issue of bringing ethnic minorities into the societal mainstream. With multicultural incorporation as an option, the authors explore the potential impact of the politics of identity in societies with social democratic welfare states committed to redistributive politics.1. Debating Multiculturalism in the Nordic Welfare States; Peter Kivisto and Osten Wahlbeck 2. Multiculturalism: From Heterogeneities to Social (In)Equalities; Thomas Faist 3. Multiculturalism 'From Below': Reflections of an Immigrant Ethnographer; Ewa Morawska 4. Nordic Multiculturalism: Commonalities and Differences; Hugo Stokke 5. Conceptual Change in Postwar Sweden: The Marginalization of Assimilation and the Introduction of Integration; Mats Wickstrom 6. Understanding Swedish Multiculturalism; Karin Borevi 7. Danish Anti-multiculturalism? The Significance of the Political Framing of Diversity; Sune Laegaard 8. 'Let's Get Together': Perspectives on Multiculturalism and Local Implications for Denmark; Garbi Schmidt 9. Multiculturalism or Assimilation? The Norwegian Welfare State Approach; Grete Brochmann and Anne Britt Djuve 10. Norwegian Multicultural Debates in a Scandinavian Comparative Perspective; Yngve Lithman 11. Multiculturalism and Nationalism: The Politics of Diversity in Finland; Pasi Saukkonen 12. Multicultural Finnish Society and Minority Rights; Osten Wahlbeck 13. Reflections on the Future of Multicultural Inclusion in the Nordic Countries; Peter Kivisto and Osten WahlbeckKarin Borevi, Uppsala University, SwedenGrete Brochmann, University of Oslo, NorwayAnne Britt Djuve, Fafo Institute for Labour and Social Research, NorwayThomas Faist, Bielefeld University, GermanySune Laegaard, Roskilde University, DenmarkYngve Lithman, University of Bergen, NorwayEwa Morawska, University of Essex, UKPasi Saukkonen, Foundation for Cultural Policy Research, FinlandGarbi Schmidt, University of Roskilde, DenmarkHugo Stokke, Polsf