This article introduces a special issue on the labour market integration of highly skilled
refugees in Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands, three countries that received a large …

A plethora of government‐and non‐government actors are involved in the labour market
integration of highly skilled refugees, forming a complex “system” that is difficult to navigate …

This paper investigates opportunities and obstacles refugee women face in establishment in
rural areas. Drawing on ethnographic research in three rural municipalities in northern …

The aim of this article is to critically explore and analyse opportunities and obstacles faced
by highly skilled migrants in rural areas seeking to re-enter their profession, focusing on the …

Employability remains an important subject in the European and international context. This
is the first qualitative and quantitative transnational research of the perception of the …

Using the case studies of Sweden and New Zealand, this article examines the ways in which
self-sufficiency and individual responsibility are embedded in integration policy and enacted …

The innovative contributions of third sector organizations (TSOs) to tackle work-related
societal challenges are increasingly acknowledged in policy and research, but rarely in …

In this article, ideas behind current Swedish efforts to integrate refugees in 'green'industries
are analysed. We ask why the employment of refugees in forestry, a sector historically and …

Sweden has long pursued activation policies, particularly towards vulnerable groups in the
labour market, with the Swedish Public Employment Service (PES) being the main agent of …

This article analyses the case of a Swedish so-called “fast-track” programme for newly
arrived migrant teachers with the use of a conceptual model of lifelong learning dimensions …