More than 70 per cent of Ukrainian refugees struggled to find the right information, report shows “I think this is the first time the authorities have been interested in how refugees themselves experience their first encounter with Norway,” says researcher.
Women are happy with the results of reconstructive clitoral surgery, so why are doctors still sceptical? Reconstructive clitoral surgery is not available in Norway. In Sweden, on the other hand, the surgery is legal, but healthcare personnel are unsure whether it works. Neneh Bojang had to travel from Norway to France to receive treatment.
Who is best at getting refugees into the workforce — Norway, Sweden or Denmark? Wail Kadem, a refugee, an employee at the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration, and a student from Iraq, has a clear answer as to which country is best.
Nine reasons why immigrants in Norway were hit harder by Covid-19 Among the reasons listed in a new report are language barriers as well as delayed isolation, tracing and quarantining.
Cyberbullies feel they’re victims of unfair censorship It’s mostly men who participate in the inflammatory online debates and call themselves provocative, says a new report.
Immigrant teens drop out of sports to focus more on school More young people in Norway are prioritizing school and dropping out of sports – but that only applies to immigrant youth. For everyone else, the opposite is true.
How are Polish and Lithuanian workers actually doing in Norway? Researchers believe it’s time to talk about the lack of integration of working immigrants.
Immigration to Scandinavia: Will Norwegian and Swedish Social Democrats follow the tough Danish line? Grete Brochmann believes that the Danes’ latest experimental policy to return refugees to Syria is also an extreme line in the European context.
There is no evidence that many Norwegian immigrants supported slavery in the USA OPINION: A scintillating, but very misleading narrative, claims Nancy L. Coleman.
Polish people with PhDs work as cleaners and builders in Norway Even if they eventually learn the language, some jobs are simply not available to Eastern Europeans in Norway, according to one researcher.
Far-right people in the US want to shut the borders to Muslim immigrants to counter Jihadism. Here’s why they are wrong.
Researcher: When doctors talk to girls and women who have undergone female genital cutting, they must talk about sexuality Although some of these women were sceptical about having sugery to help with their problems, most were receptive to talking to a sexologist or psychologist, new research shows.
Does immigration lead to less trust in a society? People in Norway and Sweden have a great deal of trust in each other. Swedish researchers have now looked to see if this trust is dropping in areas where many people of different ethnic backgrounds live.
Discrimination: Thirty-five per cent of Muslim immigrants say they did not get a job they were qualified for Non-religious immigrants experience discrimination in Norway to the same extent as their more religious counterparts. Muslims seeking work are the exception.
Asylum-seeking children get poorer Families at reception centres for asylum seekers have already lived in poverty for many years, but are now trailing even further behind the general population in Norway.
Helping refugees integrate through work Norwegian authorities are pouring money into teaching Norwegian to asylum seekers, but many immigrants fail to learn the language. A new report says less time in the classroom may be the answer.
Most immigrants trust the system Immigrants have more confidence in Norway’s political system than the general populace does – with a few exceptions.
What children seeking asylum want adults to know Single minor refugees and asylum seekers want adults to see things from their perspective.
Do immigrants get better lives? Does life improve for people after moving to another country? In this age of massive migrations, researchers are beginning to come up with answers.
Many Polish immigrants create a “little Poland” in Norway Food, culture and friends from the home country persist. Many Polish parents are also sceptical of the Norwegian school system.
Immigrants live longer in spite of being less well educated The statistics are clear: Norwegians who are less well-educated die younger than individuals who have studied at university. But among immigrants to Norway, this difference is less pronounced.
Swedes in Oslo are tired of negative stereotypes Young Swedes in Oslo laugh at Swedish jokes in the beginning. But it's not so funny after a few years.
Out on a limb after forced marriage They have fled from forced marriages and “honour” related violence. After receiving shelter and help for half a year, many find themselves left to cope single-handedly.
Where Norwegian lingo heads for limbo The last generation of Norwegian-speaking Americans will soon be gone.
Fascist terror stifled immigration debate In the months following the terrorist attacks of July 2011, Norwegian media curbed their immigration coverage, which stifled political criticism and focus on issues such as immigrant criminality. Media researchers think the Norwegian terrorist’s fascist and Islamophobic ideology made these issues too hot to handle.
Sexual abuse: Talking across cultures Research on African women’s experiences with the Norwegian mental health service reveal differences in perception of what constitutes abuse, how much it should be talked about, and how to deal with it.
Three out of four Africans get their doctorates and go home Most African doctoral candidates in Norway have to leave the country immediately after defending their dissertations.
Biased toward Norwegian job applicants New experimental approach confirms that prejudiced bosses would rather hire ethnic Norwegians than applicants with strong ties to an immigrant background.
Artistic ambition, migrant background Choosing an artistic career is challenging – particularly with immigrant parents who often see this as a step backwards, research shows.
Faith in a new country Are faith communities helping immigrants to integrate, or isolating them from their fellow countrymen? It can cut both ways, according to new research.
Immigration in the Viking era The stalwart peasant. Christianity. Ibsen, Grieg and the poet-priest Petter Dass. A glance at history indicates the Norwegian archetypes have immigrant backgrounds. So who are the Norwegians actually?
Immigration in the Stone Age Scandinavia changed dramatically when a migrant wave occured more than 4,000 years ago. People were put under pressure to change fast.
Polish workers get stuck in stereotype Some 140,000 Poles have migrated to Norway since 2004. Many of them find jobs in construction work, but the contracts are usually short-term and cultural stereotypes bar them from higher positions.
Measuring the fear of immigrants In many European countries there are negative attitudes towards immigrants, which may be due to fear. Now a team of researchers have developed a tool to measure xenophobia.
Little known about domestic violence against immigrant children Child welfare authorities lack knowledge on domestic violence against children in immigrant families and this makes them slower to react.