ABSTRACT

Incorporation into the labour market is a key endeavour, of heightened importance in recent years due to high migration flows, for both immigrants and their recipient countries. Hence, activation and employability are major themes in both transnational and national policy discussions, which have generated various programmes and policy measures. This article focuses on one type of such initiatives: collaborative agreements intended to increase the effective establishment of newly arrived migrants through work-related educational tracks in Sweden. Drawing on post-structural policy analysis techniques and theorisation of place, the author analyses documents regarding associated policies, and views expressed by interviewed actors, in three rural municipalities. In efforts to identify hindrances and possibilities for immigrants’ incorporation in rural settings, potential employers’ perspectives are included. The analysis shows that a ‘resource discourse’ and a ‘deficit discourse’ are prevalent in the construction of the agreements and the employers’ perspectives regarding immigrants in the municipalities, place and tracks. It also shows that the municipal strategies differ in terms of organisation and local goals of the tracks. The indications of how place is constructed in local rural settings highlight the importance of such a perspective in efforts to enhance immigrants’ incorporation into the labour market, address deficits and harness resources.

摘要

融入劳动力市场是一项重要的工作，近年来，由于大量的移民涌入，对移民及其接收国而言，这已变得尤为重要。因此，激活和就业能力是跨国和国家政策讨论的主要主题，已经产生了各种方案和政策措施。本文关注的是此类倡议的一种：旨在通过瑞典与工作相关的教育途径来增加新移民的有效建立的合作协议。利用结构后政策分析技术和场所理论，作者分析了三个农村城市中有关政策的文件以及受访者所表达的观点。在努力确定移民在农村地区融入社会的障碍和可能性时，应包括潜在雇主的观点。分析表明，“资源话语”和“赤字话语”在协议的构建中很普遍，而且雇主对于市政当局，地方和轨道上的移民的看法也很普遍。它还表明，市政策略在赛道的组织和地方目标方面有所不同。在当地农村环境中如何建造场所的迹象凸显了这种观点在努力加强移民融入劳动力市场，解决赤字和利用资源方面的重要性。分析表明，“资源话语”和“赤字话语”在协议的构建中很普遍，而且雇主对于市政当局，地方和轨道上的移民的看法也很普遍。它还表明，市政策略在赛道的组织和地方目标方面有所不同。在当地农村环境中如何建造场所的迹象凸显了这种观点在努力加强移民融入劳动力市场，解决赤字和利用资源方面的重要性。分析表明，“资源话语”和“赤字话语”在协议的构建中很普遍，而且雇主对于市政当局，地方和轨道上的移民的看法也很普遍。它还表明，市政策略在赛道的组织和地方目标方面有所不同。在当地农村环境中如何建造场所的迹象凸显了这种观点在努力加强移民融入劳动力市场，解决赤字和利用资源方面的重要性。