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Swedish Case Study : Indian Migration and Population in Sweden

Myrvold, Kristina LU orcid (2012)
Abstract
The Indian migration to Sweden began in the twentieth century with students, labour migrants, and asylum seekers settling in the country and children being adopted from India by Swedish parents. In the beginning of the twenty-first century the Indian population in Sweden has increased considerably as an effect of family reunification, natural increase, and an intensified immigration of students and skilled laborers in response to changing immigration policies and internationalization processes of higher education. This case study provides an overview of the migration and the demographic and socio-economic profile of the Indian population in Sweden. As the ... (More)
The Indian migration to Sweden began in the twentieth century with students, labour migrants, and asylum seekers settling in the country and children being adopted from India by Swedish parents. In the beginning of the twenty-first century the Indian population in Sweden has increased considerably as an effect of family reunification, natural increase, and an intensified immigration of students and skilled laborers in response to changing immigration policies and internationalization processes of higher education. This case study provides an overview of the migration and the demographic and socio-economic profile of the Indian population in Sweden. As the study illustrates, Indians in contemporary Sweden have diverse migrations histories and constitute a more heterogeneous group of people with different economic, social and cultural backgrounds. While media discourses and perceptions of India have often privilege religion, the Indians in Sweden have used religion and culture as key elements for organizing collective activities and creating representation and visibility in society. In general the Indians have succeeded fairly well in their economic, social and cultural integration into Swedish society, while their political participation has been more restricted.. (Less)
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In CARIM: Developing a Knowledge Base for Policymaking on India-EU Migration, Vol 6.
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  abstract     = {{The  Indian  migration  to  Sweden  began  in  the  twentieth  century  with  students,  labour  migrants,  and  asylum  seekers  settling  in  the  country  and  children  being  adopted  from  India  by  Swedish  parents.  In  the beginning of the twenty-first century the Indian population in Sweden has increased considerably as  an  effect  of  family  reunification,  natural  increase,  and  an  intensified  immigration  of  students  and  skilled  laborers  in  response  to  changing  immigration  policies  and  internationalization  processes  of  higher  education.  This  case  study  provides  an  overview  of  the  migration  and  the  demographic  and  socio-economic  profile  of  the  Indian  population  in  Sweden.  As  the  study  illustrates,  Indians  in  contemporary Sweden have diverse migrations histories and constitute a more heterogeneous group of people  with  different  economic,  social  and  cultural  backgrounds.  While  media  discourses  and  perceptions  of  India  have  often  privilege  religion,  the  Indians  in  Sweden  have  used  religion  and  culture as key elements for organizing collective activities and creating representation and visibility in society.  In  general  the  Indians  have  succeeded  fairly  well  in  their  economic,  social  and  cultural  integration into Swedish society, while their political participation has been more restricted..}},
  author       = {{Myrvold, Kristina}},
  institution  = {{Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{6}},
  title        = {{Swedish Case Study : Indian Migration and Population in Sweden}},
  url          = {{http://diana-n.iue.it:8080/bitstream/handle/1814/23484/CARIM-India-RR-2012-06.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y}},
  year         = {{2012}},
}