Essays about: "homeless"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 68 essays containing the word homeless.

  1. 1. Menstrual rights are human rights - a qualitative study about period poverty among homeless Roma in Stockholm

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Britta Dohmen; Britta Dohmen; [2023-11-03]
    Keywords : period poverty; menstruation; vulnerable EU citizens; Roma; Stockholm; feminism;

    Abstract : In the past decade, period poverty has gained more attention in international research. However, in Sweden the issue is still neglected which results in a complete absence of scientific research. Period poverty is not exclusively a phenomenon in low-income countries but is present around the globe. READ MORE

  3. 2. What’s the matter with M? : One young asylum seeker’s fall from grace, in Sweden between 2015 - 2022

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Gustaf Grapengiesser; [2023]
    Keywords : The Refugee Figure; Performativity; Relational Interviewing; Life in the exception; constructed others; irregular mobility; right to appear; knowing strangers;

    Abstract : M arrived in Sweden as a hopeful and aspiring adolescent minor in 2015. By 2022, he instead finds himself living on the streets as a drug addict, homeless, with his residency permit rejected and his asylum application declined. READ MORE

  4. 3. Enfold - The flexible wall system for homeless shelters

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Industridesign

    Author : Gina Olsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Arts and Architecture; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Safety, privacy and comfort are elements that need to be improved on Swedish shelters. Since several homeless individuals often share bedrooms, it is not uncommon for them to be exposed to violence, harassment and theft or a generally disturbing environment during their stay. READ MORE

  5. 4. The post pandemic future of Folkets hus as a social meeting point in Swedish small towns

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Olivia Sköld; [2023]
    Keywords : Folkets hus; Social meeting points; Displacement; Rurality; Social sustainability;

    Abstract : Many people in Sweden live in displacement, from refugees, migrants, unemployed, homeless, lonely elderly or other socially vulnerable groups. The current built environment in Sweden, especially the rural environment, is segregating different social classes including people of different ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds. READ MORE

  6. 5. ”Alla” är välkomna hit : exkluderande design på stationstorgen i Hyllie och Rosengård

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Anna Ekstrand; Thilde Brolin; [2023]
    Keywords : exkluderande design; stadsplanering; nyliberalism; postpolitik; Malmö; Rosengård; Hyllie;

    Abstract : Tiggeriförbud och visitationszoner är frågor som allt oftare debatteras i dagens samhälle. Samtidigt som kontrollen över våra offentliga rum blir allt strängare betonas vikten av en levande stadsmiljö. READ MORE