Search for dissertations about: "asylum-seekers"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 30 swedish dissertations containing the word asylum-seekers.

2. 11. Everyday Clandestinity : Experiences on the Margins of Citizenship and Migration Policies

   Author : Maja Sager; Genusvetenskapliga institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; intersectionality; feminist methodology; migration regimes; undocumented migrants; clandestinity; citizenship; migration policy; asylum rights; migration; gender; welfare;

   Abstract : The overarching purpose of this study is to put the experiences of clandestine asylum seekers (rejected asylum seekers who, avoiding deportation, continue to stay in Sweden) at the centre of a critical re-reading of Swedish migration and gender regimes. Further, the study – in dialogue with feminist and postcolonial perspectives – aims to analyse the gendered experiences of migration and clandestinity in the context of a Nordic welfare model in transition towards a model more closely identified with neoliberal discourses and migration and welfare policies. READ MORE

4. 12. TO BELIEVE OR NOT TO BELIEVE – IS THAT THE QUESTION? A critical study of how the Swedish migration courts handle their responsibility to judge in asylum cases

   Author : Annkatrin Meyerson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; migration law; non-refoulement; credibility assessment; asylum adjudication; Swedish migration courts; the faculty of judging; Hannah Arendt;

   Abstract : In this dissertation, the Swedish migration courts’ handling of the risk responsibility of judging in asylum cases is studied. An empirical study of cases from the migration courts is followed by a critical analysis of the findings considered against the background of the asylum legal framework. READ MORE

5. 13. Immigration and the Neighborhood : Essays on the Causes and Consequences of International Migration

   Author : Henrik Andersson; Matz Dahlberg; Per Engström; Albert Saiz; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Immigration; Neighborhood; Refugees; Asylum policy; Ethnic enclaves; Native migration; Housing prices; Self-employment; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : Essay 1 (with Kristoffer Jutvik): This paper uses quasi-experimental evidence to understand how changes in migration policy affect the number of asylum seekers. We look specifically at a sudden, regulatory change in the Swedish reception of Syrian asylum seekers. READ MORE

6. 14. Governing Migration : On the Emergence and Effects of Policies Related to the Settlement and Inclusion of Refugees

   Author : Kristoffer Jutvik; Per Adman; Gunnar Myrberg; Pieter Bevelander; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sweden; Refugees; Asylum policy; Residency status; Municipal refugee reception policy; Mainstream parties; Labour market inclusion; Syria;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of the following papers: In Paper I, I investigate the causal relationship between seat majorities for mainstream parties and refugee reception policy in Swedish municipalities. In conclusion, I find that the link between political seat majorities and refugee reception is of an associative rather than a causal nature. READ MORE

7. 15. Essays on Politics, Law, and Economics

   Author : Linna Martén; Matz Dahlberg; Olle Folke; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political attitudes; Decision making; Court; Immigration; Legal system; Redistribution; Social insurance; Unemployment; Cognitive and Non-cognitive skills; Displaced workers; Plant closure; Defense draw down;

   Abstract : Essay 1: Several countries practice a system where laymen, who lack legal education, participate in the judicial decision making. Yet, little is known about their potential influence on the court rulings. READ MORE