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.
