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  1. 1. Resilience and Religion in a Forced Migration Context : A narrative study of religiousness as a resilience factor in dealing with refugee experiences from a post-migration perspective of Bosnian refugees in Sweden

    Författare :Selma Porobic; Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; psychology of religion; positive psychology; religious meaning-making; religiousness; resilience; conflict-induced displacement; refugee experiences; forced migration; narrative; refugee-centred research; post-migration perspective; Bosnian war refugees in Sweden;

    Sammanfattning : Until recently studies regarding the pathological aspects of refugee experiences have led the psychology field of forced migration, giving little space to positive factors like the resilience and well-being of individuals faced with these adversities. This doctoral thesis emphasizes good health rather than disease and aims at deepening the understanding of resilience and health as opposed to the dysfunction and disorder paradigm in the context of stressful forced migration experiences. LÄS MER

  2. 2. Lived transitions : experiences of learning and inclusion among newly arrived students

    Författare :Jenny Nilsson Folke; Nihad Bunar; Karin Aronsson; Dympna Devine; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; lived transition; newly arrived students; post-migration ecology; lived school career; imagined school career; inclusion exclusion; in line out of line; in place out of place; embodied experiences; temporality; Child and Youth Science; barn- och ungdomsvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis explores how newly arrived students experience conditions for learning and inclusion in their lived transitions within the Swedish school system. The thesis deploys an ethnographic approach combining interviews with participant observation. LÄS MER

  3. 3. Resilience, mental health, and exposure to violence among individuals with former or current experiences of being a refugee in Sweden : quantitative and qualitative studies

    Författare :Erica Mattelin; Laura Korhonen; Amal Khanolkar; Bernadette Nirmal Kumar; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Refugee; Migrant; Mental health; Adversity; Resilience;

    Sammanfattning : Studies indicate that individuals with current or former experiences of being a refugee are more likely to have experienced adverse events, like violence, and face mental health challenges in their host countries. After arrival in host countries, people with refugee experiences often confront various post-migration adversities like discrimination. LÄS MER

  4. 4. Immigrant Careers - Why Country of Origin Matters

    Författare :Jonas Helgertz; Centrum för ekonomisk demografi; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; income attainment; early-life; glass ceiling; occupational mobility; immigrants; labor market; Sweden; pre-migration characteristics; linguistic distance;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation examines the labor market outcomes of a population of natives and immigrants in Sweden from 1968 and until 2001. Previous research has consistently pointed to the importance of an individual’s country of origin, without being able to fully explain why this is the case. LÄS MER

  5. 5. The health and working conditions of female immigrants in Sweden

    Författare :Sharareh Akhavan; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :female immigrants; class; gender; ethnicity; migration; work; health; Sweden; discrimination;

    Sammanfattning : Sweden is one of the European countries that has gradually changed from a mainly ethnically homogeneous society into a multi-ethnic society. This change began in the late 1940s and has increased in pace, especially since the early 1960s. LÄS MER