Skånes integration Orsaker till framgång
ScaniaIntegrationIdentitySwedificationInstitutionsPolitical and administrative sciencesStatsvetenskapFörvaltningskunskapLaw and Political Science
This essay is a case study that deals with the integration of Scania into Sweden,which started for over 300 years ago. The purpose is to capture why theintegration of Scania succeeded, what were the main reasons or factors and todiscuss the effects the scanian identity and culture had on the integration. This hasbeen done with the help of different theories that will help sort out main factors tothe successful integration. The result of the study revealed a number of factors, tobegin with the scanian identity appeared not to be such a great obstacle for theintegration that one could believe. The identity developed because of the?swedification?, which were the measures the Swedish government took tointegrate the new territory. The Swedish institutions such as the church, themilitary and Lund's University took these measures. The church's main purposein the process was to spread the Swedish language through education to thechildren. Together with the military and the university they gave the population ofboth sides a place to integrate, which would simplify the integration. Theeconomy in Scania and the communication between Sweden and Scania were also