Settlement Experiences of Srilankan Tamil Refugees in Trondheim ,Norway

Abstract

This paper is a qualitative research project that explored the perspectives of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees on their resettlement in Trondheim Norway and considered aspects of their integration into Norwegian society. Integration is a multidimensional construct dealing with complex inteielated processes pertaining to societalparticipation that is, th.e ways in which migrants become part of the social, cultural, economic, and political spheres ofthe country of resettletnent. This study did not discuss alt perspectives of resettlement and integration. In contrast, this paper focuses-mainly on the social and cultural aspects of this phenomenon.