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From Freedom of Obligation to Self-Sufficiency 1979-2004: Developments in Dutch Integration- and Media Policy / Von der Freiheit der Verpflichtung zur Selbstgenügsamkeit 1979-2004: Entwicklungen in der Niederländischen Integrations- und Medienpolitik

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This article provides an overview of the current integration policy of the Dutch government based on recent developments during the last three decades. In Dutch integration policy a number of important shifts in emphasis occurred which could be attributed to a social shift to the right and a general toughening of the social climate. Hence the freedom from obligation of the integration policy of the early 1980s has made way for key words like “self-sufficiency”’ and “personal responsibility” in the 1990s. Furthermore the relationship between the media and government will be looked at more closely and their responsibilities regarding integration will be highlighted. The socio-economic and sociocultural participation of ethnic minorities in the Netherlands is examined. In the government’s media and cultural policy, one is immediately struck by the continuing and unsurprising focus of attention on the “old” media (radio, TV and print media). The emphasis is explicitly on television and the public broadcasting service. More than other media channels, public broadcasting services on radio and TV are expected to have an eye for the different needs and preferences of the public, without structurally excluding any group. Nevertheless, the Dutch print and broadcast media have hardly managed to chart the need for and use of the media by ethnic minorities and therefore have failed in their function as a meeting place. Consequently, ethnic minorities do not recognise themselves sufficiently in the Dutch media: they do not experience the negative one-sided image they perceive as being presented in the media as a proper reflection of Dutch multicultural society. The Dutch government also supports various projects for the benefit of ethnic minorities and ICT even though the budgets involved are limited.

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d’Haenens, Leen; Koeman, Joyce: From Freedom of Obligation to Self-Sufficiency 1979-2004: Developments in Dutch Integration- and Media Policy / Von der Freiheit der Verpflichtung zur Selbstgenügsamkeit 1979-2004: Entwicklungen in der Niederländischen Integrations- und Medienpolitik. In: Geißler, Rainer;Pöttker, Horst: Integration durch Massenmedien / Mass Media-Integration – Medien und Migration im internationalen Vergleich Media and Migration: A Comparative Perspective. Bielefeld: transcript 2006, S. 223-247.10.25969/mediarep/12219
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