Essays about: "asylum-seeker"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 51 essays containing the word asylum-seeker.

1. 11. Engaging with Diversity in Hospitable Spaces : A Study on Lived Experiences of Community Theatrewith Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Leeds

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Anne Svenstrup Grant; [2021]
   Keywords : refugees asylum seekers; community theatre; applied theatre; diversity; conviviality; hospitality; United Kingdom; Leeds;

   Abstract : An emphasis in political debates and much print media in the United Kingdom (UK) on perceived issues with ethnic, religious, and cultural diversity has contributed to a narrative of worry and fear. Despite such hostile discourse, people find ways of living together with diversity every day. READ MORE

3. 12. The Rise of the Far-Right Movement in Sweden : an Analysis of the Political Effects of an Increase in the Shre of Asylum Seekers.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Linnéa Lindén; [2021]
   Keywords : immigration; right-wing populism; voting; Sweden Democrats; asylum accomodation; contact hypothesis; group position theory; asylum seekers;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates how a change in the municipal asylum seeker share affects voting for the Sweden Democrats (SD), a far-right anti-immigration party, in both national Parliament and Municipal Council elections in Sweden. To circumvent the endogeneity problem, I use an instrumental variables strategy where the share of available apartments in Allmännyttan is used as an instrument for the municipal share of asylum seekers living in Migration Agency provided accommodation (ABO). READ MORE

4. 13. An overview of the challenges faced by vulnerable children and their families during COVID-19 : A scoping review

   University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, CHILD

   Author : Anamaria Ioana Coci; [2020]
   Keywords : refugees; migrants; asylum-seekers; vulnerable children; vulnerable family; challenges; COVID-19 pandemic;

   Abstract : The pandemic is not only a crisis itself but has created multiple crises for the vulnerable population as well. Worldwide, they encountered multiple challenges to assistance and protection, but due to the pandemic, their needs might have increased. READ MORE

5. 14. 'Catch-22'?: The Assessment of Credibility in UK Asylum Applications

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

   Author : Frances Kendall; [2020]
   Keywords : asylum-seeker; Home Office; credibility; interviews; guidelines; Bourdieu; Foucault; tribunal; lawyer; decision-maker; UK;

   Abstract : This study aims to contribute to an understanding of how the credibility of asylum-seekers is being assessed in the UK; how narratives are valued by decision-makers and tribunal judges, how applicants’ credibility is determined, and what issues may be found with this process. I conducted interviews with seven lawyers who represent asylum-seekers, one decision-maker and one retired tribunal judge to establish their perspectives on the assessment of credibility in the UK. READ MORE

6. 15. Translating Truthfulness and Credibility: On Socio-Legal Construction of Refugee Through Language Interpretation

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

   Author : Sümeyra Özçimen; [2020]
   Keywords : Refugee Determination Process; Credibility Assessment; Asylum-Seeker; Interpretation; Foucault; Truth; Salvation; Language; Interpreter; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis revolves around how the truthfulness of the asylum claim is constructed within the process of refugee status determination in Sweden by focusing on the role of interpretation. The study asks what role interpretation plays in the formation of truth within the credibility assessment of asylum claims. READ MORE