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1. 1. “Cracking the Swedish Code” : a Case Study on Integration of Migrants by NGOs in Malmö

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

   Author : Sara Igefjord; [2023]
   Keywords : two-way integration; migration; social capital; NGO; Malmö;

   Abstract : The government and civil society have taken steps to combat the segregation in Malmö through integration initiatives. This thesis studies four NGO integration programmes found within Skåne Stadsmission and the Red Cross Malmö. READ MORE

3. 2. Wait here and be grateful - The illusion of colonial hospitality and the decolonial resistance of asylum seekers in the Netherlands

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

   Author : Valerie van Schaik; [2023]
   Keywords : Agency; Asylum Seekers; Change; Community; Colonialism; Coloniality; Crisis; Decoloniality; Dehumanization; Exclusion; Feminist Studies; Forced Migration; Gender; Hospitality; Inclusion; Intersectionality; Liminality; Migrants; Migration; Modernity; Pluriversality; Race; Racism; Refugees; Relationality; Resistance; Victimization.;

   Abstract : This thesis addresses the pervasive influence of coloniality in the lived experiences of asylum seekers in the Netherlands. Based in intersectional and decolonial feminist theories and methodology, my aim was to centre the silenced narratives of this marginalised group. READ MORE

4. 3. Female Migrants in Search of Jobs: The Role of Social Capital in Labor Market Integration

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Lisen Löwstedt; [2022]
   Keywords : migration; integration; social capital; Sweden; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The labor market integration of immigrants in general, and female migrants in particular, remains a central developmental objective for counteracting inequalities within societies across Europe. Previous studies put forth the concept of social capital, the resources linked to an individual's network of social connections, to explain immigrants’ diverging labor market trajectories. READ MORE

5. 4. The effects of the Venezuelan diaspora on Peru’s labour market: Evidence from the enaction of a Temporary Stay Permit to Venezuelan migrants

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Pol Barbé Sanromà; [2021]
   Keywords : Refugees; forced displacement; migration; labor market; informal economy; Global South; education; Venezuela; Peru; Difference-in-Differences estimation.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In January 2017, amidst the ongoing social strife in Venezuela, the Peruvian government enacted a working permit “Permiso Temporal de Permanencia” endowing Venezuelan migrants with the right to work and with access to health and education services. Given the spatial concentration of Venezuelan migrants in Peru and the clear temporal cut I unfold a difference-in-differences methodology to exploit the differences in the labor market before and after the policy was introduced at the individual level. READ MORE

6. 5. Collective weaving of territories: Exploring diasporic identities with Latin American migrants

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

   Author : Yénika Castillo Muñoz; [2020]
   Keywords : interaction design; design for decoloniality; decolonial design; Decolonising design; speculative design; chicano feminism; transnational feminism; migration; diasporic identitites; Latin America; codesign;

   Abstract : Den här interaktionsdesign uppsatsen bidrar till en omgående diskussion på Avkoloniserande design. Särskild genom att utforska identiteter i diaspora med latinamerikanska migranter. READ MORE