Immigration to the Nordic countries has increased significantly in the last 40 years (Pettersen & Ostby 2013:76). Although exact data are hard to come by, it is clear that the term integration, albeit vague and often undefined, has become central in public and political debates. A central premise of most of the debates is the claim that newly arrived immigrants and refugees have not become part of their host societies to a satisfactory extent. Subsequently, an increasing number of initiatives and laws have been introduced in the Nordic countries with the intention to promote integration. (...)

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北欧的难民和移民

在过去40年中，北欧国家的移民人数显着增加（Pettersen＆Ostby 2013：76）。尽管很难获得确切的数据，但很明显，尽管模糊不清，而且常常是不确定的，但术语“融合”已成为公共和政治辩论的中心。大多数辩论的中心前提是声称新来的移民和难民没有令人满意地成为其所在社会的一部分。随后，北欧国家引入了越来越多的倡议和法律，以促进一体化。（...）