When nationalism meets soft skills: Towards a comprehensive framework for explaining ethno-migrant inequality in the Dutch labour market

Hans Siebers

When nationalism meets soft skills: Towards a comprehensive framework for explaining ethno-migrant inequality in the Dutch labour market

Hans Siebers

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Abstract

The aim of this chapter is to outline a framework of explanation. Why is
it so difffĳicult for people with a ‘non-Western’ background to participate
in the labour market on equal terms with people without a migration
background? There are diffferent ways of structuring the various explanations
in the literature. On the one hand, inspired by Bourdieu, Siebers will
distinguish various forms of capital – human, social, cultural – that may
give access to economic capital, such as getting a well-paid or satisfying
job. On the other hand, Siebers will discuss indirect discrimination
when non-job-related capitals, such as social and cultural capital, play a
role in harming the chances for people with a ‘non-Western’ migration
background to access economic capital.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Towards a decent labour market for low waged migrant workers
Editors	Conny Rijken, Tesseltje de Lange
Place of Publication	Amsterdam
Publisher	Amsterdam University Press
Chapter	11
Pages	247-266
Number of pages	20
ISBN (Print)	9789462987555
Publication status	Published - 24 Aug 2018

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 4 Quality Education
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth

Keywords

soft skills, Bourdieu, forms of capital, non-Western migration background

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When nationalism meets soft skills: Towards a comprehensive framework for explaining ethno-migrant inequality in the Dutch labour market. / Siebers, Hans.
Towards a decent labour market for low waged migrant workers. ed. / Conny Rijken; Tesseltje de Lange. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2018. p. 247-266.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review

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When nationalism meets soft skills: Towards a comprehensive framework for explaining ethno-migrant inequality in the Dutch labour market

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