Pieter Cornelis Johannes Bevelander (born 13 October 1963), is Director of the
Malmö
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Institute for Studies of Migration, Diversity, and Welfare (MIM) and Professor in international migration and ethnic relations at the Department of Global Political Studies at
Malmö University
Malmö University () is a public university located in Malmö, Sweden. With more than 24,000 students and about 1,600 employees (academic and administrative), Malmö University is the ninth largest institute of learning in Sweden. It has exchan ...
in
Sweden
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.
His research interest includes
naturalization
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and labour market integration in the
Netherlands
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, economic integration of refugees arriving via
family reunification
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in
Canada
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and Sweden, and attitudes toward these groups. He has provided reviews for several international journals. He obtained a PhD in economic history from the
University of Lund
Lund University () is a public research university in Sweden and one of Northern Europe's oldest universities. The university is located in the city of Lund in the Swedish province of Scania. The university was officially founded in 1666 on the ...
2000, writing on the integration of
Swedish immigrants between 1970 and 1995.
See also
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Somalis in Sweden
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Immigration to Sweden
Immigration to Sweden is the process by which people migrate to Sweden to reside in the country.
Many, but not all, become Swedish citizens. The economic, social, and political aspects of immigration have caused some controversy regarding et ...
References
1955 births
Living people
Academic staff of Malmö University
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