New explorations in Finnish migration studies: the emerging case of the skilled migrants

New explorations in Finnish migration studies: the emerging case of the skilled migrants

Finland has traditionally not been a country of immigration. The number of immigrants is still comparatively small. Research in the field has concentratedon culturally distant groups and their problems in integrating into Finnish society. The first studies of 2nd generation immigrants have recently...

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Autore principale: Koskela, Kaisu
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Lingua:Anglais
Pubblicazione: e-Migrinter 2020
Soggetti:
étude de cas
élites
travailleurs migrants
migrations internationales
personnes qualifiées
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spelling openedition-oai:revues.org:e-migrinter_2082 https://doi.org/10.4000/e-migrinter.2082 urn:doi:10.4000/e-migrinter.2082 en https://journals.openedition.org/e-migrinter/2082 2020-04-20T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/fbsy All rights reserved New explorations in Finnish migration studies: the emerging case of the skilled migrants e-Migrinter Université de Poitiers info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1961-9685 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/e-migrinter Koskela, Kaisu étude de cas élites travailleurs migrants migrations internationales personnes qualifiées Finlande Finland has traditionally not been a country of immigration. The number of immigrants is still comparatively small. Research in the field has concentratedon culturally distant groups and their problems in integrating into Finnish society. The first studies of 2nd generation immigrants have recently also added to the academic discussion. However, a new field within Finnish migration studies is now emerging, that of the study of the highly-skilled migrant labour force. This is still a very small group within the immigration statistics, but one that differs vastly from the immigration that Finland has previously received. The skilled migrants are generally seen as an economic concern, and much of the research reflects this. Therefore issues related to the social sphere and integration have been to a large extent ignored. This article will look at the initial results of this emerging research field, and offer recommendations for future research while drawing links between relevant research and policy making.
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topic étude de cas
élites
travailleurs migrants
migrations internationales
personnes qualifiées
spellingShingle étude de cas
élites
travailleurs migrants
migrations internationales
personnes qualifiées
Koskela, Kaisu
New explorations in Finnish migration studies: the emerging case of the skilled migrants
description Finland has traditionally not been a country of immigration. The number of immigrants is still comparatively small. Research in the field has concentratedon culturally distant groups and their problems in integrating into Finnish society. The first studies of 2nd generation immigrants have recently also added to the academic discussion. However, a new field within Finnish migration studies is now emerging, that of the study of the highly-skilled migrant labour force. This is still a very small group within the immigration statistics, but one that differs vastly from the immigration that Finland has previously received. The skilled migrants are generally seen as an economic concern, and much of the research reflects this. Therefore issues related to the social sphere and integration have been to a large extent ignored. This article will look at the initial results of this emerging research field, and offer recommendations for future research while drawing links between relevant research and policy making.
author Koskela, Kaisu
author_facet Koskela, Kaisu
author_sort Koskela, Kaisu
title New explorations in Finnish migration studies: the emerging case of the skilled migrants
title_short New explorations in Finnish migration studies: the emerging case of the skilled migrants
title_full New explorations in Finnish migration studies: the emerging case of the skilled migrants
title_fullStr New explorations in Finnish migration studies: the emerging case of the skilled migrants
title_full_unstemmed New explorations in Finnish migration studies: the emerging case of the skilled migrants
title_sort new explorations in finnish migration studies: the emerging case of the skilled migrants
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