How did the covid-19 pandemic influence Sweden’s migratory situation?
The outbreak of the covid-19 pandemic in 2020 had a huge impact worldwide, particularly on the international migratory movements across countries. In Sweden, the sudden closing of national borders and the lockdown restrictions had a double effect on migrant groups: on...
Ali from Syria: “In Bulgaria, every person has the potential to create new, good things”
Meet Ali Samar, who decides to change his life and moves to Bulgaria in search of new opportunities. The topic of migrants is widely discussed, but often misinterpreted. In an attempt to change that, we will share a few stories about third-country nationals with the...
Immigrant entrepreneurship in Sweden – a tool for economic integration?
The question of whether self-employment and entrepreneurship can be tools for integration into the labour market of migrants has been discussed throughout the literature by scholars of entrepreneurship, migration, and feminist scholars. For instance, Heilman and Chen...
The gender gap in immigrant employment in Sweden
According to the Swedish official statistics office, in 2019 there were around 2 million foreign-born people living in Sweden, amounting to approximately almost 20% of Sweden’s population (SCB: 2019). Among these, 50% are foreign-born men and 50% are foreign-born...
