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Socialization, citizenship and the electoral integration of refugees: evidence from Sweden
Malmö University, Faculty of Culture and Society (KS), Department of Global Political Studies (GPS). Malmö University, Malmö Institute for Studies of Migration, Diversity and Welfare (MIM).ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7001-4526
Malmö University, Faculty of Culture and Society (KS), Department of Global Political Studies (GPS). Malmö University, Malmö Institute for Studies of Migration, Diversity and Welfare (MIM).ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5993-0788
Malmö University, Faculty of Culture and Society (KS), Department of Global Political Studies (GPS). Malmö University, Malmö Institute for Studies of Migration, Diversity and Welfare (MIM).ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0268-1471
2024 (English)In: Ethnic and Racial Studies, ISSN 0141-9870, E-ISSN 1466-4356, p. 1-27Article in journal (Refereed) Epub ahead of print
Abstract [en]

This article seeks to fill a research gap by analysing refugees’ voting behavior, using Sweden (known for high refugee immigration, relatively liberal enfranchisement rules, and comprehensive electoral data) as a case study. Relying on register data on turnout from Swedish municipal elections, the article sheds new light on how the political integration of refugees varies. We test theories of resocialization and examine the extent to which a refugee’s political integration is affected by the surrounding environment, focusing on the political culture of the areas surrounding their neighborhoods. The results show that two major factors strongly affect refugee turnout rates: the acquisition of citizenship, and the degree of diversity of nationality in the districts in which refugees live, based on different experiences of “bonding” and “bridging” with the surrounding environment.

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Routledge, 2024. p. 1-27
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Refugee, electoral turnout, integration, citizenship, bonding, bridging
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Political Science
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-71602DOI: 10.1080/01419870.2024.2398651ISI: 001314932400001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85204234433OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-71602DiVA, id: diva2:1905559
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Swedish Research Council, 2022-06012_3Available from: 2024-10-14 Created: 2024-10-14 Last updated: 2024-10-14Bibliographically approved

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