Study title

The Role of Local Organisations in Immigrant Integration in Jyväskylä 2018

Dataset ID Number

FSD3365

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3365

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Pulkkinen, Marianne (University of Jyväskylä. Department of History and Ethnology)

Abstract

This dataset consists of interview transcripts with employees of five organisations involved in immigrant integration in Jyväskylä, Finland. For most of the organisations studied in this dataset, organised activities are not exclusively aimed at immigrants, but rather at all residents in the city regardless of their background. There are six interviews in total, including one pair interview.

Interview questions focused on, for example, how the interviewee's organisation supported the integration of immigrants into society, what kind of multicultural work the organisation did, and whether there were any ideologies behind the organisation's activities. The interviewees were also asked about their own background in working with immigrants (e.g. how many years they had been working with immigrants) as well as their perceptions of their organisation's challenges and successes in immigrant integration.

Background information included, among others, the interviewee's organisation and gender.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

cultural pluralism; immigrants; private voluntary organisations; refugees; social integration; social interaction

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Migration (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Equality, inequality and social exclusion (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (C) available only for research including master's theses.

Data Collector

• Pulkkinen, Marianne (University of Jyväskylä. Department of History and Ethnology)

Collection Dates

2018-01-12 – 2018-01-23

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Organization/Institution

Universe

Employees of organisations involved in immigrant integration in Jyväskylä

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

Non-probability: Respondent-assisted

The interviewees were chosen by searching for different organisations and other associations located in Jyväskylä and then contacting employees from the chosen organisations. Additionally, one of the interviewees circulated the interview invitation, which resulted in finding one more participant for the interview. The participant was a representative of a third sector organisation and previously unknown to the researcher.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data Files

Six interviews in ODT format. Additionally, the data have been organised into an easy to use HTML version and a CSV version.

Data File Language

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

Qualitative data are available in their original language only and are not translated.

Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The data were anonymised by the researcher by removing or changing the names, occupations and titles of persons mentioned in the interviews so that they cannot be used to directly identify the interviewee or any third persons. The names of the organisations were left in the data.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Pulkkinen, Marianne (University of Jyväskylä): The Role of Local Organisations in Immigrant Integration in Jyväskylä 2018 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2020-03-12). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3365

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Publications

Pulkkinen, Marianne 2019. Paikallisten organisaatioiden ja järjestöjen rooli kotouttamistyössä Jyväskylässä: työntekijöiden kokemuksia. Pro gradu -tutkielma. Jyväskylän yliopisto: etnologia ja antropologia.

Raappana, Minna (2023) Kotouttamiselle rakentuvat merkitykset : diskurssianalyysi paikallistoimijoiden haastatteluista. Sosiaalityön pro gradu-tutkielma. Lapin yliopisto.