Zadovoljstvo i smislenost rada kao put u integraciju: bosanske izbjeglice na zapadu ; Meaningful and Satisfactory Work as a Pathway to Integration; Bosnian Refugees in the West

Abstract

Članak slijedi bosanske izbjeglice na putu iz ratom razorene bivše Jugoslavije početkom devedesetih godina, u zapadne države blagostanja. Studija je imala za cilj ocijeniti do kojeg je stupnja prisutna tranzicija od statusa izbjeglice prema participiranju u društvima prijema, među bosanskim izbjeglicama različita društvena porijekla. Primijenjen je upitnik i intervjui o percipiranim prigodama za zaposlenje i zadovoljstvo u radu. Teorijski su autori nastojali odrediti odnos između dostupnosti i participiranja na tržištu rada te procesa integracije izbjeglica u različite tipove država blagostanja. Cilj studije bio je istražiti i utvrditi optimalne politike, po tipovima država blagostanja, integracije za izbjeglice iz Bosne. ; This article traces the pathways of Bosnian refugee-immigrants from the war-torn former Yugoslavia of the early 1990s to the Western welfare-states in which they came to reside and settle. The study was undertaken in an effort to evaluate degree to which the transition - away from refugee status and toward meaningful participation in host societies - has taken place among differently situated immigrant groups. Empirical questionnaire and interview research was conducted to assess perceived levels of job opportunity and job satisfaction within host societies, and analysis was then undertaken in order to situate this data within the theoretical framework of the welfare-state itself. The authors' primary concern is the relationship between labor market access and participation, on the one hand, and the overall processes of integration undertaken by refugee-immigrants within three different welfare-state regimes - the USA, Sweden, and the Netherlands - on the other. The authors conclude with a description of the position of the Bosnian immigrant group within each society and suggestions for the improvement of global acceptance and integration policies for refugees.