Policy learning from Canada: reforming Scandinavian immigration and integration policies

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Figures and Tables; Preface; PART ONE: Introduction; Chapter One: Scandinavians in Search of Solutions: The Canadian Immigration and Integration Policy Model; PART TWO: The Canadian Immigration and Integration Policy Model in Scandinavian Politics; Chapter Two: Swedenâ#x80;#x99;s Special Transatlantic Policy Relationship: Moving towards Mutual Inspiration; Chapter Three: Denmarkâ#x80;#x99;s Selective Political Attention: The Development of an Alternative Model; Chapter Four: Norwayâ#x80;#x99;s Inspired but Still Slow Learning: A Reluctant Reformer

"Focusing on the three Scandinavian countries, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, Policy Learning from Canada is a systematic study of the international relevance of the Canadian immigration and integration policy model. To reveal how the Canadian immigration model has shaped the reform process in Scandinavia, Trygve Ugland critically examines public documents, including government proposals, documents from parliamentary debates, and reports by ad-hoc expert commissions, as well as letters from consulted agencies. Ugland's intensive studies on Canada's immigration and integration policies depict Canada not only as a model and inspiration to Scandinavian policy makers, but, in particular, as an intellectual stimulus for the rediscovery of labour immigration in Scandinavia during the 2000s. The study demonstrates that the Canadian model, often perceived as a product of unique circumstances, can be relevant in other countries."--