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This study has focused on university students' perceptions and experiences of ethnic
discrimination that occurs within university environments. The ethnic discrimination consists
of categorizations based on ethnicity, nationality, cultural background and so forth. The study
used qualitative method by conducting eight semi-structured interviews with the focus group
of individuals between the ages 20 - 37 years. The result of the collected data illustrated that
ethnic discrimination was directed towards a specific group, where the common denominator
is that concerned individuals was evaluated, seen as "non – Swedish”. Normative beliefs
about swedishness and immigrant status are seen as two different categorizations of groups
that have formed a hidden ground of discrimination within the university environment. A
characteristic feature of the discrimination structure and duration is its denial attitude in
relation to the existence of discrimination. These attitudes are reflected in agencies,
institutions and the responsible individuals who effectively treat individuals differently based
on their ethnicity. The ethnic discrimination is based on attribution of distinctive features
correlated with the individual characteristics that exist in every human being ignored. This
disadvantage contributes to certain groups of individuals per systematics, is in a subordinate
position regarding participation, influence and power. The central role of understanding ethnic
discrimination and its structure and composition, is to analyze the exercise of power within
the society and the institutions.