%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