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Socio‐Cultural Incorporation of Skilled Migrants at Work: Employer and Migrant Perspectives
Author(s) -
Riemsdijk Micheline,
Basford Scott,
Burnham Alana
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international migration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.681
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1468-2435
pISSN - 0020-7985
DOI - 10.1111/imig.12221
Subject(s) - refugee , migrant workers , cohesion (chemistry) , state (computer science) , political science , sociology , demographic economics , business , economic growth , economics , chemistry , organic chemistry , algorithm , computer science , law
Abstract Migration studies have predominantly investigated the socio‐cultural incorporation of low‐skilled migrants and refugees, fuelled by concerns that these migrants may pose a burden on the state and a threat to social cohesion. Few studies have investigated the socio‐cultural incorporation of skilled migrants, perhaps assuming that they will fare well in a country of destination. Using the petroleum industry in Norway as a case study, this article examines the workplace as a key site of transmission of norms and values of the host society. We investigate firm initiatives for the socio‐cultural incorporation of skilled migrants and analyse the challenges that these workers experience in the workplace. We then discuss the roles of non‐state actors in the incorporation process and offer suggestions that may enhance the socio‐cultural incorporation of skilled migrants into the host society.