Search for dissertations about: "belonging migrants"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 swedish dissertations containing the words belonging migrants.
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1. Conflict, marginalisation and transformation : African migrants in Sweden
Abstract : Migrants from the Global South, coming to Sweden predominantly since the 1980s, have become a major focus of public discussions about immigration. The fears of and resentments toward the migrant ‘other’ appear to have shifted from European migrants to migrants of the Global South. READ MORE
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2. From Young Migrants to "Good Swedes" : Belonging and the Manifestations of Borders and Boundaries in NGO Social Work
Abstract : Belonging is a contested concept, and for young people arriving unaccompanied by parents to seek asylum in Sweden, belonging is conditional. The aim of this thesis is thus to analyse belonging in the context of an NGO mentoring programme for young people defined as unaccompanied in Sweden. READ MORE
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3. Go West : East European migrants in Sweden
Abstract : Many people have migrated between East and West Europe in recent decades. The daily life of these migrants is crucial not only for the migrants themselves but also for the development of future migration. READ MORE
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4. European Mobility and Spatial Belongings : Greek and Latvian migrants in Sweden
Abstract : Nation-states and national identities are a product of European history and have been the most salient framework of spatial identification since the nineteenth century. In the past decades, however, the EU has attempted to foster a supplementary European sense of identity, embodied in the notion of European citizenship. READ MORE
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5. Finding One’s Place : An Ethnological Study of Belonging among Swedish Migrants on the Costa del Sol in Spain
Abstract : This study explores how Swedish migrants on the Costa del Sol in Spain create belonging and how this is expressed in migration stories and practiced in the daily life. The migrants are part of a migration phenomenon that is conceptualized as lifestyle migration, often to destinations in association with tourism and leisure. READ MORE