Search for dissertations about: "migrants"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 210 swedish dissertations containing the word migrants.
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16. Tales of transit : Sub-Saharan african migrants' experiences in Istanbul
Abstract : Denna avhandling presenterar transit erfarenheter av människor ifrån Söder om Sahara som befinner sig i Istanbul. Migranternas berättelser är i fokus, men avhandlingen tar också hänsyn till de makrostrukturella villkoren som präglar dessa människors livssituation. READ MORE
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17. Health of refugee migrants in the early post-migration phase in Sweden : The role of health resources and health promotion
Abstract : In the early post-migration phase, the health and well-being of newly settled refugee migrants is negatively affected by structural factors such as restrictive immigration policies, hostile political discourse and limited housing and work opportunities. There is a need for a better understanding of how individual health resources and health promotion can mitigate the impact of these ongoing stressors. READ MORE
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18. Invisible voices : understanding the sociocultural influences on adult migrantsʼ second language learning and communicative interaction
Abstract : This dissertation is a qualitative study exploring the sociocultural influences on adult migrants’ second language learning and the communicative interaction through which they use the language. Guided by a theoretical perspective based on the concepts of life-world, habitus, social capital, symbolic honor, game, and the idea of the interrelatedness of learning and using a second language, this study aims to understand how migrants’ everyday life context, attachments to the home country, and ethnic affiliations affect the motivation for and attitude towards learning and using Swedish as a second language. READ MORE
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19. 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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20. 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