Un-welcome to Denmark : the paradigm shift and refugee integration /

Un-welcome to Denmark critically assesses the impact of the harsh Danish migration regime on Syrian refugees and welfare professionals and private stakeholders tasked to support their integration into their host society. It thereby traces how a once revered liberal society has turned into Europe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Pace, Michelle, 1970- (Author), El-Abd, Sarah (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2025.
Subjects:	Refugees > Denmark > Social conditions. Refugees > Legal status, laws, etc. > Denmark. Refugees > Syria. Social integration > Denmark. Denmark > Emigration and immigration > Social aspects. Réfugiés > Syrie. Intégration sociale > Danemark. Refugees > Social conditions Refugees > Legal status, laws, etc. Refugees Social integration Denmark Syria POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Un-welcome to Denmark: The paradigm shift and refugee integration
Is there something rotten in the state of Denmark? Danish immigration policies and welfare nationalism
Engaging with multiple actors over a ten-year period: The choice of a mixed-method design
Part I: The gaze
Theorising the 'unwelcome' migrant
Programmatic structures: The Danish integration 'crisis' and the making of Denmark's IGU programme
Tracing legislative intent in the Danish Aliens Act from 1983 to 2019
Part II: The maze
Navigating the Danish 'integration' maze: The everyday lived experience of the unwelcomed (im)migrant
Who actually supports integration of refugees? The invisible sensibilities of welfare professionals
'We speak of resources rather than refugees': Understanding private employers' navigation techniques for Denmark's immigration control regime.