En implementeringsstudie om samhällsorientering i Sverige
Preliminära erfarenheter från tre län
The aim of this essay is to investigate the implementation of The Social Orientation inSweden. The Social Orientation is a part of the new, one year old, establishment law and isaimed at all newly arrived refugees and immigrants. The aim of the law is to help establish allnew arrivals into the Swedish society by providing knowledge about life in Sweden. Theeducational program is at least sixty hours long and covers: the public authorities in Sweden,laws and regulations, work and education, healthcare, children and family issues in a person?smother tongue.In order to achieve my aim I have chosen two questions: How has the law been implementedin Swedens three counties: Stockholm, Sörmland and Uppsala? What conditions are there fora successful implementation?In order to answer these questions I have used the traditional, ?street-level bureaucrats? andnetwork perspectives and issues for my study of implementation. I have also investigated theeducation of social orientation in three counties in Sweden: Stockholm, Sörmland andUppsala.The result and conclusion is that the implementation of the social orientation meets allrequirements for successful implementation and has been implemented according to the thetraditional, ?street-level bureaucrats? and network perspectives.Key words: Integration policy, Implementation, Perspectives for implementation and TheSocial Orientation