Immigration och integration i kommunpolitiken
En studie av immigranters representation avseende förtroendeuppdrag i Växjö Kommun 1971-1991
ImmigrationPolitical integrationSocialisationStructural discriminationImmigrationPolitisk integrationSocialisationStrukturell diskriminering
The present study discusses the political integration of immigrants in local government in the muncipality of Växjö from 1971 to 1991 in the form of representation. The main data source consists of lists of people holding local commissions of trust in the various boards and committés appointed by the municipality council, as well as in the council itself. These data are then compared to population statistics from Statistics Sweden. Main findings of the study are that immigrants are insufficiently represented in relation to their proportion of the population. It is suggested that this is a result of structural discrimination and possibly insufficient socialisation.