ABSTRACT

The purpose of this research is to get a better understanding of the impact of the Stockholm Fire Festival on the cultural integration of immigrant communities, and particularly its impact on the sociocultural integration of individual participants into Swedish society. The methodological approach is mixed-methods, consisting of participant observation, and a selected part of the data from 280 completed surveys based on answers to open-ended and closed-ended questions. The results indicate that participation in the festival and its celebration have a positive impact at the macro and ethnic community levels in terms of recognition of the festival by the host society, and thereby cultural integration, identity and inclusion of the ethnic community in the entire society. However, the results do not support the idea that participation in this festival has a positive impact on the sociocultural integration of the individual participants into society. Sociocultural integration presupposes intercultural encounters between immigrant individuals, between them and other ethnic groups (including the natives). It is evident that this festival cannot create such a platform for individual participants. This research contributes to the existing body of research on immigrant-oriented festivals in Western societies and strengthens the debates on migration, inclusion, integration, multiculturalism and interculturalism.

摘要

这项研究的目的是更好地了解斯德哥尔摩火节对移民社区文化融合的影响，尤其是它对个体参与者融入瑞典社会的社会文化融合的影响。方法论方法是混合方法，包括参与者观察，以及根据对开放式和封闭式问题的回答从 280 份已完成调查中选择的部分数据。结果表明，在东道国社会对节日的认可方面，参与节日及其庆祝活动在宏观和民族社区层面产生积极影响，从而促进民族社区在整个社会中的文化融合、认同和包容. 然而，结果不支持这样的观点，即参加这个节日对个人参与者融入社会的社会文化融合有积极影响。社会文化融合以移民个人之间、他们与其他族群（包括当地人）之间的跨文化接触为前提。很明显，这个节日不能为个人参与者创造这样一个平台。这项研究有助于现有的西方社会以移民为导向的节日研究，并加强关于移民、包容、融合、多元文化主义和跨文化主义的辩论。他们和其他族群（包括当地人）之间。很明显，这个节日不能为个人参与者创造这样一个平台。这项研究有助于现有的西方社会以移民为导向的节日研究，并加强关于移民、包容、融合、多元文化主义和跨文化主义的辩论。他们和其他族群（包括当地人）之间。很明显，这个节日不能为个人参与者创造这样一个平台。这项研究有助于现有的西方社会以移民为导向的节日研究，并加强关于移民、包容、融合、多元文化主义和跨文化主义的辩论。