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Migrants Inclusion in Civil Societies: The Case of Language Cafés in Sweden
Stockholm Univ, Sweden.
Stockholm Univ, Sweden.
Linköping University, Department of Culture and Society, Division of Language, Culture and Interaction. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7721-4320
2023 (English)In: Social Inclusion, E-ISSN 2183-2803, Vol. 11, no 4, p. 132-144Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This article investigates the role of language cafes as venues where newly arrived migrants to Sweden can socialize and practice the target language. More specifically, we aim to explore how cafe organizers and volunteers orient to social inclusion as they are interviewed about the goals of the local cafe and engage in talk-in-interaction with the visitors during video-recorded cafe sessions. At the methodological level, we rely on ethnomethodologically informed ethnography and conversation analysis, through which we adopt an emic approach to data analysis by taking into account the members interpretation of their social world and the actions they accomplish in it. Our analysis uncovers the organizers and volunteers conceptualization of social inclusion, which they articulate in terms of fostering a sense of belonging and empowerment; they also perceive the mutual benefits derived from the encounters with the migrants at the local cafe. Overall, the migrants views dovetail with the concept of "everyday citizenship," which highlights the dimensions of belonging, rights, and access to resources for social participation as constitutive of social inclusion. These findings highlight the perceived role of language cafes as a way to act on the existing social reality to transform the local community into an inclusive, equal, and integrated society.

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COGITATIO PRESS , 2023. Vol. 11, no 4, p. 132-144
Keywords [en]
civic activities; civil societies; emic perspective; language cafe; migration; social inclusion; Sweden
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Sociology (excluding Social Work, Social Psychology and Social Anthropology)
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-199153DOI: 10.17645/si.v11i4.7177ISI: 001089851100014OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-199153DiVA, id: diva2:1811909
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Funding Agencies|Space for Language Training (Swedish Research Council) [2017- 03628]

Available from: 2023-11-14 Created: 2023-11-14 Last updated: 2024-08-14

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