Social Inclusion Beyond Education and Work: Migrants Meaning‐Making Towards Social Inclusion
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Resumo: | In public discourse, the social inclusion of migrants is often regarded as a challenge demanding migrants to increase their engagement in adapting to the new host country. Such imaginaries commonly declare migrants as being unwilling to acquire language skills and specific cultural values. In parallel, formal education is often proposed as the single most important remedy to inclusion, which generally solely implies labor market participation. However, there is a range of other, often neglected, practices that migrants themselves regard as important for their social inclusion in society. This article aims to analyze what practices are assigned meaning by newly arrived migrants in Sweden on their path toward social inclusion in the country. This is a longitudinal interview study with 19 newly arrived adult migrants that were interviewed on two occasions, three years apart. Drawing on a sociocultural perspective, we understand social inclusion as an ongoing process by which individuals become members of different communities. The result shows that important for social inclusion is access to valuable relationships and close social ties. These relations are important in all communities in which the migrants participate. The analysis illustrates three different communities, outside of formal education and employment, that migrants ascribe meaning to concerning language learning and social inclusion. These communities are sports, internships, and civil society engagements. Through its longitudinal design, this study also illustrates how migrants’ narratives and their meanings shift with time and how migrants relate to these communities over time. |
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Social Inclusion Beyond Education and Work: Migrants Meaning‐Making Towards Social Inclusionmeaning‐making; migrants; narratives; social inclusion; SwedenIn public discourse, the social inclusion of migrants is often regarded as a challenge demanding migrants to increase their engagement in adapting to the new host country. Such imaginaries commonly declare migrants as being unwilling to acquire language skills and specific cultural values. In parallel, formal education is often proposed as the single most important remedy to inclusion, which generally solely implies labor market participation. However, there is a range of other, often neglected, practices that migrants themselves regard as important for their social inclusion in society. This article aims to analyze what practices are assigned meaning by newly arrived migrants in Sweden on their path toward social inclusion in the country. This is a longitudinal interview study with 19 newly arrived adult migrants that were interviewed on two occasions, three years apart. Drawing on a sociocultural perspective, we understand social inclusion as an ongoing process by which individuals become members of different communities. The result shows that important for social inclusion is access to valuable relationships and close social ties. These relations are important in all communities in which the migrants participate. The analysis illustrates three different communities, outside of formal education and employment, that migrants ascribe meaning to concerning language learning and social inclusion. These communities are sports, internships, and civil society engagements. Through its longitudinal design, this study also illustrates how migrants’ narratives and their meanings shift with time and how migrants relate to these communities over time.Cogitatio Press2023-10-24info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.17645/si.v11i4.6984https://doi.org/10.17645/si.v11i4.6984Social Inclusion; Vol 11, No 4 (2023): Adult Migrants’ Language Learning, Labour Market, and Social Inclusion; 5-122183-280310.17645/si.i365reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPenghttps://www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclusion/article/view/6984https://www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclusion/article/view/6984/3353Copyright (c) 2023 Sofia Nyström, Andreas Fejes, Nedžad Mešićinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessNyström, SofiaFejes, AndreasMešić, Nedžad2023-10-26T13:58:58Zoai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/6984Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T20:39:43.403423Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Social Inclusion Beyond Education and Work: Migrants Meaning‐Making Towards Social Inclusion |
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Social Inclusion Beyond Education and Work: Migrants Meaning‐Making Towards Social Inclusion |
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Social Inclusion Beyond Education and Work: Migrants Meaning‐Making Towards Social Inclusion Nyström, Sofia meaning‐making; migrants; narratives; social inclusion; Sweden |
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Social Inclusion Beyond Education and Work: Migrants Meaning‐Making Towards Social Inclusion |
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Social Inclusion Beyond Education and Work: Migrants Meaning‐Making Towards Social Inclusion |
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Social Inclusion Beyond Education and Work: Migrants Meaning‐Making Towards Social Inclusion |
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Social Inclusion Beyond Education and Work: Migrants Meaning‐Making Towards Social Inclusion |
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Social Inclusion Beyond Education and Work: Migrants Meaning‐Making Towards Social Inclusion |
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Nyström, Sofia |
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Nyström, Sofia Fejes, Andreas Mešić, Nedžad |
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Fejes, Andreas Mešić, Nedžad |
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Nyström, Sofia Fejes, Andreas Mešić, Nedžad |
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meaning‐making; migrants; narratives; social inclusion; Sweden |
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meaning‐making; migrants; narratives; social inclusion; Sweden |
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In public discourse, the social inclusion of migrants is often regarded as a challenge demanding migrants to increase their engagement in adapting to the new host country. Such imaginaries commonly declare migrants as being unwilling to acquire language skills and specific cultural values. In parallel, formal education is often proposed as the single most important remedy to inclusion, which generally solely implies labor market participation. However, there is a range of other, often neglected, practices that migrants themselves regard as important for their social inclusion in society. This article aims to analyze what practices are assigned meaning by newly arrived migrants in Sweden on their path toward social inclusion in the country. This is a longitudinal interview study with 19 newly arrived adult migrants that were interviewed on two occasions, three years apart. Drawing on a sociocultural perspective, we understand social inclusion as an ongoing process by which individuals become members of different communities. The result shows that important for social inclusion is access to valuable relationships and close social ties. These relations are important in all communities in which the migrants participate. The analysis illustrates three different communities, outside of formal education and employment, that migrants ascribe meaning to concerning language learning and social inclusion. These communities are sports, internships, and civil society engagements. Through its longitudinal design, this study also illustrates how migrants’ narratives and their meanings shift with time and how migrants relate to these communities over time. |
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