%0 Journal Article
%T Stationarity and Non-Stationarity in Immigrant Problem Discourse
%A Yngve Lithman
%J Nordic Journal of Migration Research
%@ 1799-649X
%D 2011
%I 
%R 10.2478/v10202-011-0005-1
%X This article dissects debates about the "immigrant youth" over time, using the difference between stationary and non-stationary processes as the primary analytical tool. Using Sweden as an example, we show that the Swedish debate for decades was non-stationary, basically consisting of a number of independent and largely uncorrelated debates. The stationary, firmly placing immigrant youth as an originating principle in the debates, thus basing it on essentializing principles, is seen as a recent phenomenon. The wider implications of this change, for example with respect to multicultural ambitions, are outlined.
%K Migrant integration discourses
%K migrant youth characterizations
%K stationarity
%U http://versita.metapress.com/content/r426t4615x48w718/?p=a8b87feda8684ce9be6e9a940794a153&pi=4