Political and Cultural Ethnic Mobilisation: The Role of Immigrant Associations in Norway

When Policy Meets Practice: A Study of Ethnic Community-Based Organizations for Children and Youth

“…Studies from the Nordic countries show that central elements of the Nordic tradition of organizing the voluntary sector are applied to ethnic community-based organizations (Borevi 2004;Pyykkonen 2007;Predelli 2008;Hagelund and Loga 2009;Bay et al 2010;Ødegård 2010;Kugelberg 2011;Myrberg and Rogstad 2011;Takle 2014). When we place the ethnic community-based organizations for children and youth in our study in the wider context of the Nordic tradition of civil society, we recognize these central characteristics.…”

“…Examples of such adaptation are the studies conducted by Koopmans et al (2005) on how the combination of citizenship regimes and cultural group rights affect immigrants' collective actions in several European countries. Studies of political opportunity structures argue that institutions that are created in the receiving countries for immigrants influence the way in which immigrants organize themselves and participate in the larger society through collective action such as immigrant organizations (Odmalm 2004;Togeby 2004;Predelli 2008).…”

The Index of Identity Group Institutionalization: A New Tool to Quantify the Institutionalization of Identity Groups in Democratic Societies

“…Related research likened ethnic groups to ''stateless polities that govern themselves […] with unofficial governments'' (Kotler 1969: 8), wherein the primary functions of group elites are The Index of Identity Group Institutionalization: A New… ''legislating, executing, and adjudicating matters for their constituents'' (Breton 2005). Appreciation of identity groups as agents of social and political power and change now provides a theoretical framework for virtually all scholars within the field, as can be seen in Rosenow-Williams (2014), Vlase and Viocu (2014), Anderson (2009), Aptekar (2009, Ramakrishnan and Bloemraad (2008), Bloemraad (2005Bloemraad ( , 2007, Reitz (2005), Fennema (2004), Veronis (2010), Vermeulen (2005Vermeulen ( , 2006, Predelli (2008), Patten (2011), andJohnson (2008). Breton (1964Breton ( , 1991Breton ( , 2005 is perhaps the scholar most associated with major early sociological advances in the study of group organization, autonomy, and collective action.…”

“…Armed with data on the coherence, autonomy, organization, roots in society, and overall institutionalization of identity groups, researchers can broach this paper's initial question, 'Why are certain identity groups more influential in the state and state institutions than are other identity groups?' A number of researchers-e.g., Veronis (2010), Predelli (2008), and Orum (2005)-regard group cohesiveness as the primary determinant of group influence in the state. The IGI Index offers a means to test this proposition by subjecting all four dimensions of institutionalization to comprehensive examination.…”

One (Slender) Tree, Many (Social) Roots: Revisiting Immigrant Associations Through a Case Study on Ecuadorians in Italy

“…The emphasis, here, is on the potential of co-ethnic associations to mediate immigrant political integration and representation in the countries of settlement (Eggert, 2011;Predelli, 2008;Yurdakul, 2006). The notion of ethnic civic community, in particular, illuminates the networks among immigrant associations and their influence on individual voting behaviours (Fennema & Tillie, 1999, 2001Vermeulen, 2006).…”