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1. 1. 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 samhälle

   Author : Alexandra Ganstrand Beltrán; [2020]
   Keywords : Asylum seekers; unaccompanied refugee minors; solidarity work; civil society activism; migration; Sweden; France;

   Abstract : 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

3. 2. 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 vårdvetenskap

   Author : Tove Hasselblad; [2020]
   Keywords : psychometric properties; temporal stability; construct validity; PTSD symptoms; unaccompanied refugee minors;

   Abstract : 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

4. 3. Traveling to Uncertainty : Unaccompanied minors, humanitarianism and “bare life” in the aftermath of the Greek refugee crisis

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Ana Feshta; [2020]
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   Abstract : 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

5. 4. A research study on cultural competence at HVB homes in Sweden.

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Sanna Nilsson; [2019]
   Keywords : Integration; Cultural Competence refugees Cultural competence at HVB homes Social work; integration mångfald ensamkommande personal social kompetens;

   Abstract : In autumn 2015 the largest refugee crisis occurred in Europe since world war two (Myndigheten för samhällsskydd och beredskap, MSB 2018). Sweden experienced a migrant flow from various countries because of wars and conflicts in the world (Swedish migration agency, 2016). READ MORE

6. 5. Bare Life of Unaccompanied Children: A Critique on the Human Rights State-Centrism and the Right to Asylum in Sweden

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Hamidreza Vasheghanifarahani; [2018-09-25]
   Keywords : state-centrism; the right to asylum; Sweden’s U-turn asylum policy; rightlessness; zone of indistinction; bare life; the paradox of human rights; the sovereign; policy analysis; unaccompanied Afghanistanian children; bio-politics;

   Abstract : The question of asylum seekers and refugee rights is one of the main examples which reveals the paradox of the citizen rights and human rights. This thesis aims to analyse the U-turn asylum policy of Sweden regarding unaccompanied minors from a critical perspective in this regard. READ MORE