Danish municipalities’ efforts in attracting and retaining skilled migrants: Towards a discourse analysis of how municipal measures frame skilled migrants
Journal: Culture Practice & Europeanization
Year: 2025

Motivated by the growing political and economic significance of global talent mobility, this study focuses on municipal initiatives that aim to foster inclusion and retention. The purpose of this paper is to examine how Danish municipalities contribute to attracting and retaining highly skilled migrants through local initiatives and discursive practices. It further examines how highly skilled migrants interpret, negotiate, and respond to such institutional representations and contributes to broa