Essays about: "immigration and refugee studies"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words immigration and refugee studies.

  1. 1. Driving Forces for Changing Attitudes to Immigration in Sweden : A study of the evolution of attitudes towards immigration: A correlational analysis of driving forces from 2002-2018 with a focus on political trust

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling

    Author : Abdulrahman Alnassan; [2023]
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    Abstract : Research has shown that attitudes to immigration can change due to various factors. In recent years, immigration has become an increasingly polarizing issue in Sweden, with many politicians and parties framing it as intertwined with other issues. READ MORE

  3. 2. Challenges Faced by Opportunity Entrepreneurs, The Case of Syrian Refugees in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Abdulkareem Zreik; William Tomeh; [2021]
    Keywords : Refugee Entrepreneurs; Refugees; Opportunity Entrepreneurs; Opportunity entrepreneurship; Challenges; necessity entrepreneurship; Immigrant Entrepreneurship; Sweden.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The recent immigration crisis is a topic of interest for many researchers nowadays. Although refugees represent the biggest number of immigrants in Europe, researchers tend to comprehensively tackle immigrant entrepreneurship and neglect refugees' distinctiveness. READ MORE

  4. 3. How do we address the European refugee crisis through employment and integration in an urban environment? : What architectural tactics can we use to support legal and illegal networks within a city?

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Bethany Scott; [2020]
    Keywords : Refugee crisis; integration; refugees; immigration; architectural tactics; tactis; employment; residency; culture; legality; urban; language; skill sharing; Sweden; networks; asylum seeker; legislation; civic space;

    Abstract : A refugee faces many issues on their journey to safety, but the issues do not end once they reach a host country. Applying for asylum is an arduous process with long waiting times in most European countries, and a low acceptance rate. Lack of integration into a new community is one of the main issues faced during this time. READ MORE

  5. 4. Dichotomies of Utility : Experiences of Refugee Reception and Demographic Challenges in Rural Sweden

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Axel Andersson; [2020]
    Keywords : political economy; integration; demographics; refugee reception; macroeconomics; citizenship; welfare; rural municipalities; Modern Monetary Theory;

    Abstract : In the years immediately following the so-called “refugee crisis”, Swedish municipalities that had received many refugees improved their financial position in a quite remarkable way. Overall, 2016 might have been the best financial year ever for the municipal sector. READ MORE

  6. 5. Does Refugee Migration Make Right-wing Populists More Popular? Evidence from a Swedish Refugee Dispersal Program.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Viggo Barmen; [2019]
    Keywords : immigration; right-wing populism; natural experiment; Sweden democrats; welfare chauvinism; refugee dispersal reform; contact hypothesis; ethnic competition; group position theory; refugees;

    Abstract : Explaining the rising support for right-wing populist parties in Europe during the last decade is an issue that interests both economists, sociologists and political scientists. A number of theories suggest that the rising inflow of migrants to Europe has had an important causal effect on right-wing populist support. READ MORE