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Exploring the sustainability of Swedish civic governance under strong multiculturalism

  • Journal of the Scandinavian Society of Korea
  • Abbr : JSSK
  • 2023, (32), pp.35-91
  • Publisher : The Scandinavian Society of Korea
  • Research Area : Social Science > Area Studies > North Europe(Scandinavian)
  • Published : December 31, 2023

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ABSTRACT

This paper purports to explore whether civic governance in Sweden is sustainable under strong multiculturalism. The paper explains the role of civic associations in building and maintaining community facilities as if they were public agencies. The development of civic society is attributed to the value of autonomy and political/social institutions that promote civic participation. The article examines the official societal programs and voluntary community activities as citizenship courses in multicultural public housing areas. Autonomy values, consisting of self-management, self-responsibility, or active participation, can be inferred from crime rates, educational attainment, and employment situations. There are large gaps between native speakers and immigrants in each of these areas. This suggests that African and Middle Eastern Muslim newcomers may be less familiar with autonomy. It also suggests the difficulty of social integrity in a complicated multicultural world. The formal citizenship programs, as well as the day-to-day community activities for immigrants, will not work very well in an increasingly multicultural society. The recent hardline approach to immigration and integration policies will produce tangible short-term results in language acquisition and employment. However, these outcomes may not directly lead to an autonomous civic governance in the future.

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