Search for dissertations about: "migrants"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 213 swedish dissertations containing the word migrants.

  2. 6. Challenging Rightlessness : On Irregular Migrants and the Contestation of Welfare State Demarcation in Sweden

    Author : Amanda Nielsen; Helena Olofsdotter Stensöta; Per Strömblad; Ulf Mörkenstam; Mikael Spång; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; irregular migrants; undocumented migrants; amnesty; regularisation; social rights; welfare state; citizenship; human rights; discourse theory; Sweden; Statsvetenskap; Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the political struggles that followed after the appearance of irregular migrants in Sweden. The analysis starts from the assumption that the group’s precarious circumstances of living disrupted the understanding of Sweden as an inclusive society and shed light on the limits of the welfare state’s inclusionary ambitions. READ MORE

  4. 7. Malaria in travellers and migrants

    Author : Andreas Wångdahl; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Malaria is a potentially fatal disease that caused approximately 241 million cases and 627 000 deaths in 2020, most in children in Sub-Saharan Africa. In non-endemic countries, malaria is imported by travellers and migrants and timely management and treatment is crucial. READ MORE

  5. 8. Go West : East European migrants in Sweden

    Author : Jenny Olofsson; Kerstin Westin; Gunnar Malmberg; Olof Stjernström; Tiit Tammaru; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : East-West migration; international migration; integration; migration motives; social networks; belonging; migration systems; transnational social spaces; Sweden; Social and Economic Geography; kulturgeografi;

    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

  6. 9. Destabilising Citizenship Practices? : Social work and undocumented migrants in Sweden

    Author : Vanna Nordling; Socialhögskolan; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social work; undocumented migrants; responsibility; acts of citizenship; migration; Socialt arbete; Papperslösa migranter; Ansvarstagande; Medborgarskapshandlingar; Migration;

    Abstract : Globalisation of the economy, as well as movement of people and increasing securitisation of borders, have challenged and to different degrees destabilised forms of national belonging and solidarity. Such developments produce new borders and boundaries, separate citizens from non-citizens and create hierarchies of “deservingness”. READ MORE

  7. 10. Supporting Self-care in Migrants with Type 2 Diabetes

    Author : Sara Pettersson; Tiny Jaarsma; Leonie Klompstra; Maria Jirwe; Unn-Britt Johansson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Type 2 diabetes; Migrants; Self-care; Competence; Culture; Cultural competence; Culturally appropriate patient education; Typ 2 diabetes; Migranter; Egenvård; Kompetens; Kultur; Kulturell kompetens; Kulturellt lämplig patientutbildning;

    Abstract : Background: Diabetes Mellitus, specifically type 2 diabetes, represents a growing global health concern, with a prevalence predicted to reach 783 million by 2045. Type 2 diabetes leads to personal suffering, reduced productivity and significant health care cost. READ MORE