December 2006
Multiculturalism in Denmark and Sweden
This paper discusses the historic differences and similarities between multiculturalism in Denmark and Sweden. The author describes how multiculturalism in Sweden has become less viable as a form of social compromise and additionally vulnerable to political populism, while in Denmark local policy implementation and pragmatic standards of diversity management have also created hostile political undertones. The paper suggests that the difficulties encountered with multiculturalism in both countries are typical of the adaptive politics and symbolic difficulties of small states in the face of wider global transformations.
© 2006 Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)
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Ulf Hedetoft
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