Reaching a State of Hope

Refugees, Immigrants and the Swedish Welfare State, 1930–2000

Nonfiction, History, Scandinavia, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Emigration & Immigration
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Author: ISBN: 9789187351587
Publisher: Nordic Academic Press Publication: October 1, 2013
Imprint: Nordic Academic Press Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9789187351587
Publisher: Nordic Academic Press
Publication: October 1, 2013
Imprint: Nordic Academic Press
Language: English

Shedding new light on the issues concerning refugees and immigration in 20th-century Sweden, this analysis examines the implications of its immigration policies. On what grounds were refugees admitted? Where did they come from? How did the Swedish state aid its new citizens? What differences were there between refugees and the “imported labor” that was essential to Swedish industry? A group of established Swedish and international historians answer these questions against the background of the eras passed: the Second World War, the Cold War, and the labor movement that shaped the national characteristic of Sweden so deeply. Reaching a State of Hope contributes to the wider field of research on political and administrative practices around refugees historically and places the Swedish refugee and immigration experience in a European perspective.

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Shedding new light on the issues concerning refugees and immigration in 20th-century Sweden, this analysis examines the implications of its immigration policies. On what grounds were refugees admitted? Where did they come from? How did the Swedish state aid its new citizens? What differences were there between refugees and the “imported labor” that was essential to Swedish industry? A group of established Swedish and international historians answer these questions against the background of the eras passed: the Second World War, the Cold War, and the labor movement that shaped the national characteristic of Sweden so deeply. Reaching a State of Hope contributes to the wider field of research on political and administrative practices around refugees historically and places the Swedish refugee and immigration experience in a European perspective.

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