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(In)hospitality in Denmark: Bureaucratic insecurity and workplace navigation among migrant chefs in Copenhagen

Waterstreet, Paige Taylor LU (2023) SANM03 20231
Social Anthropology
Department of Sociology
Abstract
Changing trends within the culinary world have highlighted Copenhagen as a new culinary capital, bringing new waves of migrant chefs wishing to participate in this food movement to Denmark’s shores. However, those who come to Copenhagen eager to participate in its restaurant industry are confronted by several bureaucratic and social structures that do not reflect or account for the realities of foreigners within the workforce. These structures greatly influence the way in which migrants within the culinary field are able to navigate employment and settlement in Denmark, and ultimately affects both their ability and their desire to remain in the country. This thesis investigates the barriers Copenhagen’s migrant chefs encounter when... (More)
Changing trends within the culinary world have highlighted Copenhagen as a new culinary capital, bringing new waves of migrant chefs wishing to participate in this food movement to Denmark’s shores. However, those who come to Copenhagen eager to participate in its restaurant industry are confronted by several bureaucratic and social structures that do not reflect or account for the realities of foreigners within the workforce. These structures greatly influence the way in which migrants within the culinary field are able to navigate employment and settlement in Denmark, and ultimately affects both their ability and their desire to remain in the country. This thesis investigates the barriers Copenhagen’s migrant chefs encounter when navigating Danish bureaucracy and the workforce, the effects of such barriers, and tactics these individuals may employ to replace or access structures made otherwise inaccessible through their distinct positionality. (Less)
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author
Waterstreet, Paige Taylor LU
supervisor
organization
course
SANM03 20231
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Social anthropology, culinary industry, hyper-mobility, navigation, migration
language
English
id
9121501
date added to LUP
2023-06-10 13:56:48
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2023-06-10 13:56:48
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  abstract     = {{Changing trends within the culinary world have highlighted Copenhagen as a new culinary capital, bringing new waves of migrant chefs wishing to participate in this food movement to Denmark’s shores. However, those who come to Copenhagen eager to participate in its restaurant industry are confronted by several bureaucratic and social structures that do not reflect or account for the realities of foreigners within the workforce. These structures greatly influence the way in which migrants within the culinary field are able to navigate employment and settlement in Denmark, and ultimately affects both their ability and their desire to remain in the country. This thesis investigates the barriers Copenhagen’s migrant chefs encounter when navigating Danish bureaucracy and the workforce, the effects of such barriers, and tactics these individuals may employ to replace or access structures made otherwise inaccessible through their distinct positionality.}},
  author       = {{Waterstreet, Paige Taylor}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{(In)hospitality in Denmark: Bureaucratic insecurity and workplace navigation among migrant chefs in Copenhagen}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}