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WELFARE MAGNETISM IN SWEDEN AND DENMARK

Nantongo Ndibuuza, Harriet LU (2017) UTVK03 20161
Sociology
Abstract
This study agrees with previous research on the welfare magnetism for immigrants in generous welfare states compared to those with less generous welfare provisions. This study does not stop at just agreeing with the positive previous research of welfare magnetism, this thesis` focus is to present other important factors when dealing with forced immigrants movement choice. In this study case;asylum seekers, not only generous welfare benefits of a country attract forced immigrants, but a combination of immigration policies, networks(social media)and generous welfare provisions attract forced immigrants to a particular country
compared to another. This thesis conducted the study by comparing Sweden and Denmark which fall under the same... (More)
This study agrees with previous research on the welfare magnetism for immigrants in generous welfare states compared to those with less generous welfare provisions. This study does not stop at just agreeing with the positive previous research of welfare magnetism, this thesis` focus is to present other important factors when dealing with forced immigrants movement choice. In this study case;asylum seekers, not only generous welfare benefits of a country attract forced immigrants, but a combination of immigration policies, networks(social media)and generous welfare provisions attract forced immigrants to a particular country
compared to another. This thesis conducted the study by comparing Sweden and Denmark which fall under the same welfare model(Social-democratic) by using secondary sources; mostly recent newspaper articles and government publication statistics. The study concluded that most asylum seekers prefered applying to Sweden compared to Denmark due to their network information, more generous welfare provisions and more welcoming immigration policies in Sweden comparedto Denmark. Despite the fact that, both these countries offer generous welfare provisions compared to other countries in the other two welfare models. (Less)
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author
Nantongo Ndibuuza, Harriet LU
supervisor
organization
course
UTVK03 20161
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Sweden and Denmark welfare model, networks, immigration policy, Europe, Welfare magnetism migration, International migration, Syrian asylum seekers, social media
language
English
id
8900426
date added to LUP
2017-04-10 10:54:10
date last changed
2017-04-10 10:54:10
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  abstract     = {{This study agrees with previous research on the welfare magnetism for immigrants in generous welfare states compared to those with less generous welfare provisions. This study does not stop at just agreeing with the positive previous research of welfare magnetism, this thesis` focus is to present other important factors when dealing with forced immigrants movement choice. In this study case;asylum seekers, not only generous welfare benefits of a country attract forced immigrants, but a combination of immigration policies, networks(social media)and generous welfare provisions attract forced immigrants to a particular country
compared to another. This thesis conducted the study by comparing Sweden and Denmark which fall under the same welfare model(Social-democratic) by using secondary sources; mostly recent newspaper articles and government publication statistics. The study concluded that most asylum seekers prefered applying to Sweden compared to Denmark due to their network information, more generous welfare provisions and more welcoming immigration policies in Sweden comparedto Denmark. Despite the fact that, both these countries offer generous welfare provisions compared to other countries in the other two welfare models.}},
  author       = {{Nantongo Ndibuuza, Harriet}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{WELFARE MAGNETISM IN SWEDEN AND DENMARK}},
  year         = {{2017}},
}