The Field of Welfare Work Addressing "the immigrant" since 1970: Symbolic Boundaries Between and Across Professional Groups

Abstract

The main objective of this paper is to present and discuss preliminary results of the research project “The space of professional interventions and agents addressing ”the immigrant” in Denmark 1970- ”. The paper will clarify the way in which different groups of welfare state professionals act, assess and facilitate processes around “the immigrant” on behalf of the public interest. The research question guiding the paper is: What characterises the variety of welfare state work and welfare state professionals engaged in interventions targeting “the immigrant” since 1970, and what activities, viewpoints, missions, judgements and justifications do these professionals promote?
Original languageEnglish
Publication dateApr 2014
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2014
EventEuropean Conference on Educational Research - University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
Duration: 2 Sept 20145 Sept 2014

Conference

ConferenceEuropean Conference on Educational Research
LocationUniversity of Porto
Country/TerritoryPortugal
CityPorto
Period02/09/201405/09/2014

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