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Syrian Migrants in Sweden – A Survey on Experiences of Migration and Integration

Önver Cetrez, Alsaleh Maluk, Md Arifuzzaman Rajon | Uppsala University

This report explores the experiences of Syrian migrants in Sweden in the areas of border crossings, refugee protection, reception, integration, and their psychological health conditions. The survey was conducted in Sweden between June 2019 and May 2020 and focuses on Syrian migrants, aged 18 years or older, arriving in Sweden in 2011 and upward. The sample of this survey study included 639 respondents and the questionnaires were filled on paper (n=464) or via a web survey (n=175)…

Integration PoliciesRESPOND Horizon2020April 5, 2021Uppsala University, SwedenComment

Integration and Determinants of Psychosocial Health – Thematic Report

Önver Cetrez, Rajon Arifuzzaman, Ingrid Garosi, Annika Hack, Md Arifuzzaman Rajon | Uppsala University

This report analyses an important aspect of migrant life: psychosocial health among migrant newcomers. To this respect, it draws data and findings from the RESPOND reports in several work packages. This report employs a methodology of transdisciplinary research design, by establishing a strong collaboration beyond discipline-specific approaches, exchanging information and sharing sources. While the general analysis in RESPOND is structured along macro (policy), meso (implementation) and micro (individual) levels, this report focuses primarily on newcomers' experiences at the micro level.

Integration PoliciesRESPOND Horizon2020March 31, 2021Uppsala University, SwedenComment

Governance of Migration in and through Crisis: A Comparative Report on RESPOND Research

Zeynep Sahin-Mencütek | Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul - Soner Barthoma | Uppsala University - N. Ela Gökalp-Aras | Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul

Based on the meta-analysis of thematic country and comparative reports produced in the EU Horizon 2020 RESPOND project, this report seeks to revisit multilevel governance as a theoretical framework in comparative migration research. Focusing on the period of 2011-2018 where the governance of migration has been very much affected by the ‘crisis’ climax, we question the adaptability of multilevel governance in describing main patterns in…

Consequences & Responses, Comparative ReportRESPOND Horizon2020March 11, 2021Turkey, Uppsala University, Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul, SwedenComment

Conflicting Conceptualisations of Europeanisation: SWEDEN Country Report

Karin Borevi | Uppsala University - Vasileios Petrogiannis | Södertörn University

This report explores how recent processes of immigration have changed discourses about Europe and migration in Swedish political speeches and newspaper editorials 2011-2018. In the period up to September 2015, political speeches and editorials reflected a dominant humanitarian discourse and Sweden was expected to strive for a better and more…

Europeanisation ConflictRESPOND Horizon2020November 25, 2020Sweden, Uppsala University, Sodertorn UniversityComment

Integration Policies,Trends, Problems and Challenges: An Integrated Report of 9 Country Cases

Soner Barthoma, Önver Cetrez | Uppsala University - N. Ela Gökalp Aras, Zeynep Şahin Mencütek | Swedish research Institute Istanbul - Naures Atto | University of Cambridge

This report provides a snapshot for some of the primary findings, trends and challenges with regard to immigrant integration that have been studied in nine country cases, based on research conducted within the framework…

Border Experiences and Practices of Refugees - Comparative Report

Sabine Hess - Göttingen University | Vasileios Petrogiannis - Uppsala University

This report analyzes how refugees are impacted by border-management policies and migration controls, and how they experience these policies and respond to them. It is based on 507 interviews with refugee migrants who made their way to Lebanon, Turkey, as well as a number of European countries between 2013 and 2018, being conducted by the eleven national Respond Teams. The empirical data not only allows us to reconstruct the effects of the existing border regimes on the lives of those who are their main object and target; we also outline how this analytical perspective on the practices and experiences of refugee migrants also enriches our understanding of what a “border” is today, and how it has been practiced by the respective nation-states in recent years.

Consequences & ResponsesRESPOND Horizon2020September 1, 2020Göttingen University, Germany, Uppsala University, SwedenComment

Integration Policies, Practices & Experiences: SWEDEN Country Report

Önver Cetrez, Valerie DeMarinis, Johanna Pettersson, Mudar Shakra with contribution by:

Rajon Arifuzzaman, Pauline Fritz, Ala Sivets | Uppsala University

This report explores the Swedish integration policies and practices as well as their implementation as experienced by newcomers. Integration refers to the permanent settlement period that sets in after the acquisition of a permanent residence permit, or when one starts mentally adapting to the host society. Through a multilevel governance approach, it highlights how legal, political, and institutional integration frameworks in Sweden affect integration outcomes. The latter refers specifically to the way newcomers establish themselves in the new society and negotiate their new social position.

Integration PoliciesRESPOND Horizon2020July 20, 2020Uppsala University, SwedenComment

Reception Policies, Practices & Responses: SWEDEN Country Report

Soner Barthoma, Ala Sivets, Arifuzzaman Rajon, Johanna Pettersson, Pauline Fritz, Aurora Rossi, Jonas Begemann, Oscar Larsson | Uppsala University

This report explores reception policies, practices and humanitarian responses to the current refugee crisis in Sweden, focusing on the aftermath of 2015 unprecedented refugee migration, and also providing a brief historical perspective. Sweden has been known as one of the most generous countries in terms of welcoming refugees and providing an easy path to citizenship but its migration and reception policy has taken a ‘restrictive turn’ in recent years. The refugee crisis in 2015 has not only opened the window for ‘a major policy shift’ and ‘historical’ legislative changes to the Swedish migration and reception policy but also impacted the social, economic and political sphere instigating anti-immigrant sentiments.

Reception PoliciesRESPOND Horizon2020February 24, 2020Uppsala University, SwedenComment

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