Dahl Berit Misund, Buch Mejsner Sofie, Eklund Karlsson Leena, Kostenius Catrine, Laverack Glenn, Andersen Heidi Myglegård, Warne Maria, Lidmark Johan
Department of Health Sciences in Ålesund, NTNU-Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Âlesund, NO 6025, Norway.
Unit for health Promotion Research, University of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg, DK 6700, Denmark.
Health Promot Int. 2021 Mar 12;36(1):216-222. doi: 10.1093/heapro/daaa021.
International migration is a complex phenomenon that touches on a multiplicity of economic, social and security aspects affecting our daily lives. In the Nordic countries' migration is a contentious political topic as the number of migrants has significantly increased in recent decades. The aim of this study is to analyse governmental policy documents on migrants in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden and to identify and compare how they are described within an empowerment perspective. A critical discourse analysis was undertaken of each Nordic country. The findings revealed that all four documents placed migrants in a passive position in regard to decision-making and that an empowerment perspective was lacking. Migrants are similarly treated in each Nordic country as a problem to deal with rather than as a possible resource for the society and the approach seeks to protect the welfare state and the culture of the country. The lack of empowerment perspective may be having a negative impact on the health and well-being of migrants and on their integration in the Nordic society. The article concludes by raising several questions in regard to migration and empowerment in the Nordic context.
国际移民是一个复杂的现象，涉及影响我们日常生活的众多经济、社会和安全方面。在北欧国家，移民是一个有争议的政治话题，因为近几十年来移民数量显著增加。本研究的目的是分析丹麦、芬兰、挪威和瑞典关于移民的政府政策文件，并确定和比较在赋权视角下它们是如何被描述的。对每个北欧国家进行了批判性话语分析。研究结果表明，所有四份文件都将移民置于决策的被动地位，缺乏赋权视角。在每个北欧国家，移民都同样被视为需要处理的问题，而不是社会的潜在资源，并且这种方法旨在保护福利国家和国家文化。缺乏赋权视角可能会对移民的健康和福祉以及他们融入北欧社会产生负面影响。文章最后提出了几个关于北欧背景下移民与赋权的问题。
