The Making of Immigrant Niches in an Affluent Welfare State

• Friberg, Jon Horgen ^[2] ; Midtbøen, Arnfinn H. ^[1]
  1. [1] Institute for Social Research

     Institute for Social Research

     Noruega

     
  2. [2] Fafo Institute for Labour and Social Research
• Localización: International migration review, ISSN 0197-9183, Vol. 53, Nº. 2, 2019, págs. 322-345
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This article explores how immigrant niches have emerged within two traditional working-class industries in Norway. Drawing on extensive case studies in urban and coastal areas, we analyze how employers perceive the availability and desirability of native-born and immigrant workers and discuss how these perceptions are related to underlying changes in the structure of employment. The article contributes to the literature by developing a general model of the formation of immigrant niches as well as pointing out the context-specific institutional conditions that explain how and why such niches emerge in the first place.