Essays about: "unaccompanied refugee minors"
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1. Gymnasielagen "It is nice that it came, but it is a shit law": Experiences and Perspectives of People Affected by One of Sweden's Temporary Migration Laws
University essay from Lunds universitet/Genusvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : In 2017 the Upper Secondary School Act [Hereafter gymnasielag/en] was adopted in Sweden and provided temporary residence permits and a chance of permanent residency to ‘unaccompanied refugee minors’ who previously had been denied asylum. This study includes voices of four young people who have managed to fulfil this journey from temporary permits to permanent. READ MORE
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2. Navigating Clandestinity : A qualitative study on rejected unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and solidarity work in Sweden and France
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälleAbstract : This thesis aims to study how unaccompanied asylum-seeking children navigate through the asylum systems of two European member states, Sweden and France. By using a qualitative approach, five interviews have been conducted in order to study the complex situation of three Afghan young adults, having experienced a rejection to their asylum application in Sweden and who now live in France, engaged together in solidarity work with two European civil society activists and their experiences across these questions. READ MORE
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3. Psychometric properties of the Children’sRevised Impact of Events Scale (CRIES-8) used for PTSD screening in studies with unaccompanied refugee minors
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskapAbstract : Background: Unaccompanied refugee minors (URM) report increased levels of mental health problems, specifically symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are very common. They have often experienced multiple trauma events and additional stressors related to migration, acculturation and family separation. READ MORE
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4. Negotiating Agency: Age assessment experiences of former unaccompanied minors seeking asylum in Germany
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : The thesis explores on the negotiation of agency in experiences of age assessment of former unaccompanied refugee minors who seek asylum in Germany, as well as in their interaction with the situational context. As a combination of narrative and thematic analysis, the study is based on six online semi-structured interviews with young people and two with professionals working in Youth Welfare Offices. READ MORE
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5. Traveling to Uncertainty : Unaccompanied minors, humanitarianism and “bare life” in the aftermath of the Greek refugee crisis
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : Abstract In the last years the refugee inflows towards Europe was striking, particularly in 2015 approximately 1 million refugees crossed the European borders, among the refugee population there were many children, amid those children there were also a special category; the unaccompanied children. The topic of this work is based on the highlighted issue of the unaccompanied minors in Greece. READ MORE
