Arbetsmarknadens spelregler
arbetslöshet bland utomnordiskt födda individer som bor i Finspångs kommun
ImmigrantsStructural/institutional discriminationPower relationsLabor marketEthnicityGenderFinspångInvandrareStrukturell/institutionell diskrimineringMaktrelationerArbetsmarknadEtnicitetGenusFinspång
Research has shown that immigrants in the Swedish society often, when seeking jobs, don?t get the same opportunities as the rest of the population. This thesis is a qualitative research that examines the problematic situation of unemployment among immigrants in the municipality of Finspång. The purpose of this study is to analyze how civil servants in Finspång apprehend and describe the labor market problems surrounding the immigrant groups that live in the municipality of Finspång. The empirical material is build upon seven qualitative interviews with eight civil servants working in Finspång. The main focus has been to study how power relations that could be generated through structural/institutional discrimination related to ethnic/ cultural and gender based differentiation take place and regulate opportunities on the Swedish labor market.