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Samhörighet och struktur - en studie av invandrargruppens politiska mobilisering

Svensson, Johanna (2006)
Department of Political Science
Abstract
This essay deals with the paradox of why the immigrants in Sweden, despite their considerable size of 12 % of the population and common interest and living opportunities, haven?t mobilized politically in any significant way. The aim with this essay is to reach a theoretical understanding of why this paradox exist. By the use of a critical case and a theoretical model, based on theories of collective action, the conclusion of this essay is that, despite the fact that the immigrants have a common interest and an organizational structure, the immigrants in Sweden has not mobilized politically in any significant way. The main reason for this is that they have a weak common identity and they don?t have the structural opportunities to act.
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author
Svensson, Johanna
supervisor
organization
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Collective action, Political mobilization, Immigrants, Immigrant organizations, Political and administrative sciences, Statsvetenskap, förvaltningskunskap
language
Swedish
id
1328637
date added to LUP
2006-02-10 00:00:00
date last changed
2006-02-10 00:00:00
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  abstract     = {{This essay deals with the paradox of why the immigrants in Sweden, despite their considerable size of 12 % of the population and common interest and living opportunities, haven?t mobilized politically in any significant way. The aim with this essay is to reach a theoretical understanding of why this paradox exist. By the use of a critical case and a theoretical model, based on theories of collective action, the conclusion of this essay is that, despite the fact that the immigrants have a common interest and an organizational structure, the immigrants in Sweden has not mobilized politically in any significant way. The main reason for this is that they have a weak common identity and they don?t have the structural opportunities to act.}},
  author       = {{Svensson, Johanna}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Samhörighet och struktur - en studie av invandrargruppens politiska mobilisering}},
  year         = {{2006}},
}