Essays about: "Deprived neighborhoods"

Found 4 essays containing the words Deprived neighborhoods.

  1. 1. "Who Plays Basketball and Who Sails?" : Exploring social infrastructure as a facilitator for sense of community and social capital among immigrants in Stockholm

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Sara Majkic; [2021]
    Keywords : loneliness; social capital; sense of community; social infrastructure; immigrants;

    Abstract : Under de senaste årtiondena har ofrivillig ensamhet rapporterats i allt högre utsträckning runt om i världen, och inte minst bland stadsbor. I Sverige utgör utrikes födda en av de grupper som i högre grad än genomsnittet uppges erfara ofrivillig ensamhet i flertalet undersökningar. READ MORE

  3. 2. Stuck in Limbo : A qualitative analysis regarding the effects of living in deprived neighborhoods on the citizenship of the second-generation immigrants in Bäckby.

    University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik

    Author : Faris Henry Gergis; [2020]
    Keywords : Deprived neighborhoods; second-generation immigrants; substantive citizenship; Peregrinus citizenship; integration; political participation; Utsatta områden; andra generationens invandrare; substantiv medborgaskap; Peregrinus medborgarskap; integration; politiskt deltagande;

    Abstract : This thesis is a qualitative study based on semi-structured interviews that were conducted with six highly educated young second-generation immigrants from the deprived neighborhood of Bäckby in Västerås. By aiming to understand how the participants portray their substantive citizenship and its impact upon political participation as an essential pillar of Swedish democracy, the author focused upon how the participants described their perceived discrimination, sense of belonging, transnationalism, and political participation. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Right to Urban life

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Jesse Kemppinen; [2014]
    Keywords : Fragmentation; Homogenization; Husby; Million program neighborhoods; Rinkeby; The Right to the City; Urban Policy; Urban Social Movements; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Contemporary urban movements in Sweden emerge and are primary active in so-called million program neighborhoods. Many of these neighborhoods are some of the most deprived and socially vulnerable areas in Sweden. Million program neighborhoods have been objects for external descriptions ever since they were built. READ MORE

  5. 4. Active Citizenship and Ethnic Associational Networks in the Multi-ethnic Neighborhoods of Holma and Kroksbäck: Policy Strategies and Barriers to Foster Social Capital

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Alex Spielhaupter; [2013]
    Keywords : public participation; social segregation; active citizenship; ethnic minorities; social capital; social cohesion; associations; social networks; institutionalization; urban social policies; trust; democratization; Holma; Kroksbäck; Malmö;

    Abstract : Social sustainability and sustainable communities are strongly linked to the concepts of social cohesion and social capital. Social capital arises through social networks, active citizenship, community volunteerism and taking part in social networks, which may be family, friends or associations. READ MORE