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Political resocialization of immigrants 1975-1976

SND-ID: SND 0459

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Data and documentation

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Tomas Hammar - Stockholm University, Department of Political Science

Description

The research project Political Resocialization of Immigrants (PRI) examines political interest and participation among immigrants. The aim of the project was to study immigrant´s relations to community and politics; their living conditions; experiences of immigration to Sweden; factors possible to stimulate increasing political commitment; political attitudes and political behaviour; representatives and demands; information about the Swedish administrative and political system. More than 2 500 interviews were conducted in 1975-1976 with random samples of immigrants born in Finland, Yugoslavia, Poland and Turkey, and a comparison group of Swedish citizens in the 18-67 age group and domiciled in Stockholm municipality. Stratified samples drawn from among the respondents from the first-wave survey were reinterviewed in an election survey during the weeks following the municipal elections of September 1976, in which immigrants participated for the first time. The first-wave interview included questions on: time of moving to Sweden and Stockholm respectively; places of living; language spoken by the respondent, and language spoken by partner and children; newspaper read (Swedish and from native country) and news listened to (Swedish and from other countries); how the respondent would act in a situation when there is a risk of unemployment; circle of friends; organizational membership and activities; knowledge of who to address in Stockholm in different situations; contacts with authorities; important problems in society; interest in Swedish politics; participation in elections in native country and in Sweden; comparison of the personal situation in a number of areas at present and when living in native country; own situation compared with other immigrants and with Swedes respectively; present and earlier occupation; placement in a ´pyramid of society´ in native country and in Sweden; organizational activities of parents; religiosity, own and parents´. In connection with this interview the respondent had to fill in a questionnaire, in which she/he had to state if she/he agreed or not with a number of general statements and a number of statements concerning her/his own nationality. The election survey included questions about election programs in radio and television, study circles discussing the election, information pamphlets, political meetings, knowledge of candidates, voting, important issues in the election campaign, political parties with special interest in issues concerning immigrants, attempts to influence other people how to vote, comparison between Swedish political parties and parties in the native country, interest in election turn-out, and when the respondent decided to vote/not to vote. Show less..

Language

Swedish

Research principal, contributors, and funding

Research principal

Stockholm University

Responsible department/unit

Department of Political Science

Protection and ethical review

Data contains personal data

Method and time period

Unit of analysis

Individual

Population

Persons aged 18-67 domiciled in the Stockholm municipality and born in Finland, Yugoslavia, Poland or Turkey. Control group of Swedes aged 18-67 domiciled in Stockholm.

Time Method

Cross-section

Time period(s) investigated

1975-01-01 – 1976-01-01

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden

Topic and keywords

Research area

Migration, Media, Political behaviour and attitudes, Elections, Minorities, Cultural and national identity (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences, Political Science (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Keywords

population migration, immigrants

Publications

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Tung, R.K.C. (1981) Exit-voice catastrophes. Dilemma between migration and participation. Stockholm Studies in Politics 18. Stockholm: Statsvetenskapliga institutionen. ISBN: 91-7146-160-4.
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ISBN: 91-7146-160-4

Alpay, S. (1980) Turkar i Stockholm : en studie av invandrare, politik och samhälle. Stockholm Studies in Politics 16. Stockholm: Liber. (Turks in Stockholm. A study about immigrants and politics; with a summary in English). ISBN: 91-38-05635-6.
ISBN: 9138056356

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Dataset 1

Political resocialization of immigrants 1975-1976 - Immigrants from Poland

Associated documentation

Version 1.0

1995-06-28
https://doi.org/10.5878/000923

Citation

Tomas Hammar. Stockholm University (1995). Political resocialization of immigrants 1975-1976 - Immigrants from Poland. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.0. https://doi.org/10.5878/000923

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Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Tomas Hammar - Stockholm University, Department of Political Science

Data collection

Mode of collection: Interview
Time period(s) for data collection: 1975–1976
Source of the data: Population group

Variables

401

Number of individuals/objects

734

Dataset 2

Political resocialization of immigrants 1975-1976 - Immigrants from Finland

Associated documentation

Version 1.0

1995-06-26
https://doi.org/10.5878/001059

Citation

Tomas Hammar. Stockholm University (1995). Political resocialization of immigrants 1975-1976 - Immigrants from Finland. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.0. https://doi.org/10.5878/001059

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Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Tomas Hammar - Stockholm University, Department of Political Science

Data collection

Mode of collection: Interview
Time period(s) for data collection: 1975–1976
Source of the data: Population group

Variables

386

Number of individuals/objects

1206

Dataset 3

Political resocialization of immigrants 1975-1976 - Immigrants from Yugoslavia

Associated documentation

Version 1.0

1995-06-27
https://doi.org/10.5878/001060

Citation

Tomas Hammar. Stockholm University (1995). Political resocialization of immigrants 1975-1976 - Immigrants from Yugoslavia. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.0. https://doi.org/10.5878/001060

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Data format / data structure

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Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Tomas Hammar - Stockholm University, Department of Political Science

Data collection

Mode of collection: Interview
Time period(s) for data collection: 1975–1976
Source of the data: Population group

Variables

389

Number of individuals/objects

664

Dataset 4

Political resocialization of immigrants 1975-1976 - Immigrants from Turkey

Associated documentation

Version 1.0

1995-06-27
https://doi.org/10.5878/001061

Citation

Tomas Hammar. Stockholm University (1995). Political resocialization of immigrants 1975-1976 - Immigrants from Turkey. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.0. https://doi.org/10.5878/001061

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Data format / data structure

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Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Tomas Hammar - Stockholm University, Department of Political Science

Data collection

Mode of collection: Interview
Time period(s) for data collection: 1975–1976
Source of the data: Population group

Variables

392

Number of individuals/objects

362

Dataset 5

Political resocialization of immigrants 1975-1976 - Native Swedes

Associated documentation

Version 1.0

1995-06-29
https://doi.org/10.5878/002462

Citation

Tomas Hammar. Stockholm University (1995). Political resocialization of immigrants 1975-1976 - Native Swedes. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.0. https://doi.org/10.5878/002462

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Data format / data structure

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Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Tomas Hammar - Stockholm University, Department of Political Science

Data collection

Mode of collection: Interview
Time period(s) for data collection: 1975–1976
Source of the data: Population group

Variables

368

Number of individuals/objects

558

Published: 1994-01-01

Last updated: 2019-12-11

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